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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Socrates' friends, what happens when someone learns something?

2. Approximately how many people were present at Socrates' execution?

3. Who temporarily won the debate in Book 5, Chapter 2?

4. What was the relationship, according to Crito and Socrates, between just actions and natural ones?

5. What concept does Tarrant label as "Christian," which he says the Greeks did not possess?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tarrant use as an example to illustrate the differences in mentality, in this section, regarding death and suicide?

2. What realization does Socrates have as a result of his and Phaedo's debate with Simmias and Cebes?

3. What new habit do Socrates' friends discover in the "Phaedo"?

4. What is written in Book 5, Chapter 1, about risking the loss of one's life?

5. What belief do Socrates' friends discuss in the "Phaedo" that was taught in formal philosophical education, but was not culturally popular?

6. What does Socrates say about misanthropy and "mislogic"?

7. What is the intended audience for Book 5?

8. What was the Pythagorean school of thought?

9. What is the "transmigration of souls"?

10. What is "Idealism" in philosophy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Socrates' final wish was that a rooster be given as an offering to Asclepius, the god of healing. What was the significance of this request? Why would Socrates ask for an offering to be given to Asclepius, instead of Apollo - the god of wisdom, and the one who supposedly gave Socrates his other inspirations? What is the significance of the rooster? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Socrates refuses to leave Athens and escape his punishment because he felt that it was just to stay. Do you agree? Would it have been better for Socrates to have fled Athens? Why or why not? What do you think you would do in this situation? Why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Truth is an important concept in "The Last Days of Socrates." According to the theories presented in the text, what is truth? How does one find truth? Is it possible to know truth, with certainty, when one finds it? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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