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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 (265-272).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many kinds of inspiration do the gods provide?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

2. What does reason discard when it is in control according to Socrates?
(a) Desire.
(b) Emotion.
(c) Love.
(d) Needs.

3. What does Socrates say will help a soul forget bad things?
(a) Death.
(b) Love.
(c) Re-birth.
(d) Rest.

4. What does Socrates say those who recognize pure beauty will enjoy?
(a) Admiration.
(b) Love.
(c) All of these.
(d) Respect.

5. What does Phaedras think about repetition in speech?
(a) It is beneficial.
(b) It is common.
(c) It is necessary.
(d) All of these

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates say the image of eternal beauty does to the black horse?

2. What is the most important element of speech for rhetoricians?

3. What do the Muses use to inspire humans?

4. What does Socrates say is the most important tool in the outline of a speech?

5. What does Socrates say people with unsound minds like?

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