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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the relationship, according to Crito and Socrates, between just actions and natural ones?
(a) An action may be just, but not natural.
(b) Just actions are always natural.
(c) Natural actions are always just.
(d) An action may be natural, but unjust.

2. In what area of thought did the Pythagorean school excel?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Music.

3. Which is the longest of the four dialogues?
(a) The Crito.
(b) The Apology.
(c) The Phaedo.
(d) The Euthyphro.

4. The main point of The Crito is the discussion of what ideal?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Holiness.
(c) Morality.
(d) Justice.

5. Why did Socrates plead with Crito to listen to his reasoning?
(a) Socrates wanted Crito to point out the flaws in his reasoning so he would be able to change his mind without guilt.
(b) Because Socrates wanted Crito to be at peace with the decision that Socrates had made.
(c) Socrates just wanted to have a good philosophical debate.
(d) Socrates wanted to reassure Crito that he was making the right choice.

6. Who was Phaedo telling the story of Socrates' execution to?
(a) Echecrates.
(b) Euthyphro.
(c) Cebes.
(d) Simmias.

7. What is the reason, according to Socrates, for "mislogic"?
(a) People don't understand the limitations of logic.
(b) People don't know how to use logic correctly.
(c) People are defeated in logical arguments.
(d) People are more interested in "winning" an argument than in knowing the truth.

8. What new activity did Socrates try while in prison?
(a) Singing.
(b) Meditating.
(c) Writing poetry.
(d) Writing down some of his dialogues.

9. What happens to energy, according to the Pythagoreans?
(a) It lasts for a finite amount of time.
(b) It is preserved and perpetuated.
(c) When an object is destroyed, so is the energy contained within it.
(d) It is constantly created and destroyed.

10. Each theory about the afterlife that is presented by Socrates' friends represents a different conception of what?
(a) Mortality.
(b) The gods.
(c) Religion.
(d) The soul.

11. How did Phaedo describe Socrates' execution?
(a) Horrifying.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Heart-wrenching.
(d) Unfair.

12. Why did Socrates insist on going through with his sentence?
(a) It was just for him to do so.
(b) He was in a lot of pain and didn't mind the idea of death.
(c) He didn't want to endanger any of his friends.
(d) He wanted to make a point.

13. What was the other possibility that Socrates contemplated regarding the afterlife?
(a) Complete annihilation.
(b) Eternal damnation.
(c) Reincarnation.
(d) Salvation.

14. What were Socrates and his partner debating about at the end of Book 5, Chapter 2?
(a) Immortality.
(b) The nature of the human soul.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Justice.

15. What theory did the Pythagoreans have about the human soul?
(a) They felt that the soul was eternal and unchanging.
(b) They didn't have a theory about the human soul.
(c) They didn't believe in the concept of the soul.
(d) They felt that the soul only lasted as long as the body did.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Pythagoreans like to explore?

2. What metaphor does Tarrant use to describe the different mentalities in the Phaedo?

3. Where did Socrates' dialogue with Crito take place?

4. What is "mislogic", according to Socrates?

5. What did Socrates say about the jurors who convicted him?

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