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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not among the things sought by a philosopher?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Truth.
(c) Spirit.
(d) Beauty.

2. Socrates refers to humans as being _____________.
(a) Angry.
(b) Lusty.
(c) Unwilling.
(d) Foolish.

3. What characteristic would Socrates exhibit?
(a) Incompetence.
(b) Anger.
(c) Fervor.
(d) Humility.

4. In which other dialogue does the reader learn about Socrates' personal philosophy?
(a) Crito.
(b) Phaedo.
(c) Euthyphro.
(d) Apology.

5. The question relates directly to what item?
(a) Conscience.
(b) Life force.
(c) Soul.
(d) God.

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

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

8. In Socrates' eyes, escape would equate ___________.
(a) Cowardice.
(b) Bravery.
(c) Evil.
(d) Foolishness.

9. What examples are used to illustrate the point?
(a) Sleeping/Waking.
(b) Avoidance/Omission.
(c) Beauty/Wisdom.
(d) True/False.

10. Who pays a visit to Socrates?
(a) Plato.
(b) Crito.
(c) Meletus.
(d) Phaedro.

11. Who was not with Socrates upon his death?
(a) Cebes.
(b) Simmias.
(c) Crito.
(d) Plato.

12. Many of Socrates' supposed philosophies may actually be attributed to ____________.
(a) Cebes.
(b) Students.
(c) Scholars.
(d) Plato.

13. By escaping, Socrates believes he would be breaking which of the following?
(a) Covenants.
(b) Truth.
(c) His wife's heart.
(d) His sons' spirits.

14. Socrates correlated what two opposites?
(a) Happy and sad.
(b) Freedom and imprisonment.
(c) Pleasure and pain.
(d) Love and hate.

15. What type of social creature is mentioned?
(a) Quail.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Otter.
(d) Ant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Evil deeds may cause which of the following?

2. The body is typically considered to be ___________.

3. What is it that philosophers dread?

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

5. To what is the soul compared?

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