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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. According to the introduction to the Phaedo, what are the most likely causes of suicide?
(a) Guilt and low self-worth.
(b) Release from pain, or consequences.
(c) A desire for a measure of control over one's death.
(d) A desire for attention, or to be remembered.

2. What do we know about Phaedo?
(a) He died at a very early age.
(b) His intellect rivaled that of Socrates.
(c) He suffered terribly.
(d) He was not an actual living person.

3. According to Crito's dialogue with Socrates, who had the right to control a given set of circumstances, or a relationship?
(a) The ones who had been given authority by the state.
(b) Qualified individuals, or experts.
(c) The wealthy.
(d) The most ethical.

4. Where did Socrates' dialogue with Crito take place?
(a) In the Athenian marketplace.
(b) In Socrates' prison cell.
(c) In the courtroom.
(d) In Crito's home.

5. What is the theory of "Idealism" in philosophy?
(a) Ideas and thoughts have their own existence.
(b) Ideas are constant and unchanging.
(c) Physical objects are based upon ideal forms.
(d) The gods are the ideal forms of human qualities.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Tarrant, what parts of a person did the Greeks believe persisted through death?

2. How did Socrates interpret his dream?

3. What did Crito want Socrates to do?

4. What was Socrates doing when Crito arrived?

5. Why did Crito come to visit Socrates?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Socrates think will happen after his death?

2. What is the setting of Book 4?

3. How does Crito attempt to persuade Socrates?

4. What conclusion do Socrates and Crito reach regarding the laws of the land?

5. What is said, in Book 4, about Socrates' dream?

6. What do Socrates' friends say about suicide, and the preservation of life, in the "Phaedo"?

7. What is the "transmigration of souls"?

8. What do Socrates and Crito say about experts?

9. What is the philosophical subject of Book 4?

10. What is the intended audience for Book 5?

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