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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who was on Socrates' team in the debate at the end of Book 5, Chapter 2?
(a) Cebes.
(b) Phaedo.
(c) Crito.
(d) Simmias.
2. According to the introduction to the Phaedo, what are the most likely causes of suicide?
(a) A desire for attention, or to be remembered.
(b) Release from pain, or consequences.
(c) A desire for a measure of control over one's death.
(d) Guilt and low self-worth.
3. Approximately how many people were present at Socrates' execution?
(a) 15.
(b) 35.
(c) 25.
(d) 5.
4. According to Tarrant, what is one modern debate which is similar in nature to the issues in the "Phaedo"?
(a) Nature vs. nurture.
(b) Capital punishment.
(c) Reincarnation.
(d) Intelligent Design.
5. According to Crito and Socrates, is it just to harm another person if it is purely in retaliation?
(a) No.
(b) It depends on the circumstances.
(c) Yes.
(d) The two can't agree.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Crito say about how he would be affected, personally, by Socrates' death?
2. What did the Pythagoreans like to explore?
3. Why did Socrates ask Crito to be cautious?
4. According to Tarrant, why did Socrates submit so easily to his sentencing?
5. When asked how to overcome the difficulty in the debate, what did Socrates suggest?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were the ancient Greeks' beliefs regarding the afterlife?
2. What does Socrates think will happen after his death?
3. What do Socrates and Crito say about experts?
4. What is said, in Book 4, about Socrates' dream?
5. What does Tarrant use as an example to illustrate the differences in mentality, in this section, regarding death and suicide?
6. What is written in Book 5, Chapter 1, about risking the loss of one's life?
7. What is the philosophical subject of Book 4?
8. What was the Pythagorean school of thought?
9. What evidence led Plato and the Pythagoreans to the theory of an eternal soul?
10. What do Socrates' friends say about suicide, and the preservation of life, in the "Phaedo"?
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