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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the questioner in the beginning of this Dialogue?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Phaedo.
(c) Meletus.
(d) Echecrates.

2. Where does Socrates want his children to be raised?
(a) At his father's home.
(b) Delphi.
(c) Rome.
(d) Athens.

3. For whom does Socrates speak?
(a) Himself.
(b) City.
(c) God.
(d) Meletus.

4. To what is the soul compared?
(a) Fire.
(b) Water.
(c) Mist.
(d) Smoke.

5. What theory is expounded upon by Socrates?
(a) Spiritual growth.
(b) Afterlife.
(c) Absolutes.
(d) Complete surrender.

6. What time of day is it?
(a) Noon.
(b) Late evening.
(c) Mid-afternoon.
(d) Early morning.

7. What is one of the main themes in this dialogue?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Loyalty.
(d) Pride.

8. In this section the philosophers study Socrates' theory of ____________.
(a) Absolutes.
(b) Denial.
(c) Opposites.
(d) Truth.

9. What type of person might hear that music?
(a) Righteous.
(b) Condemned.
(c) Dying.
(d) Mystic.

10. Which is mentioned as one who will continue Socrates' work after death?
(a) Cebes.
(b) Plato.
(c) Crito.
(d) Euthyphro.

11. The topic of beauty is considered to be which of the following?
(a) Absolute.
(b) Objective.
(c) Subjective.
(d) Irrelavant.

12. What does Socrates reveal to the visitor?
(a) Prophetic dream.
(b) Plan for escape.
(c) Conspiracy theory.
(d) Poison.

13. In this Dialogue, Socrates' philosophies are paired with _____________.
(a) Disdain.
(b) Fervor.
(c) Judgment.
(d) Sarcasm.

14. What is wrong under any circumstance?
(a) Lying.
(b) Fraud.
(c) Disloyalty.
(d) Evil.

15. Absolutes are linked to the origins of which of the following?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Earth.
(d) Plausibility.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is asked about the difference between good and evil by Socrates?

2. The question relates directly to what item?

3. Gentle people may return as what kind of creature?

4. What would a legal term be for Socrates' death?

5. Socrates argues that he did not make his decision in ________.

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