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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. What does Socrates say the gods use to inspire humans?
(a) Madness.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Music.
(d) Thoughts.

2. What becomes contradictory if one is not well versed in a subject of a speech according to Socrates?
(a) Emotions.
(b) Logic.
(c) Conclusions.
(d) Interpretations.

3. What does Socrates say people overcome by the desire to love spend their time doing?
(a) Pleasing themselves.
(b) Pleasing the one they love.
(c) Feeding sexual desires.
(d) Fulfilling personal gratification.

4. Who wrote about duplicate expression?
(a) Pollack.
(b) Pilot.
(c) Pollot.
(d) Polus.

5. What kind of things does Socrates say lovers will do to slow down their partner?
(a) Logic.
(b) Past knowledge.
(c) All of these.
(d) Wit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phedras want from Socrates when he threatens him?

2. What kind of inspiration does Apollo provide?

3. What kind of inspiration does Dionysus provide?

4. What god has the most royal features about them?

5. What does reason discard when it is in control according to Socrates?

(see the answer key)

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