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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. Which of the following does Socrates say mania can deliver?
(a) Fear.
(b) Truth.
(c) Safety.
(d) Calm.

2. What kind of feelings does Socrates say true beauty can inspire?
(a) Desire and impulse.
(b) Rest and relaxation.
(c) Pleasure and pain.
(d) Joy and relief.

3. What does Socrates say the soul retains in its next life?
(a) Its appearance.
(b) All of these.
(c) Its vision.
(d) Its memory.

4. What does Phaedras appreciate about Socrates's statement about relationships?
(a) The honesty.
(b) The controversial nature.
(c) The language.
(d) The logic.

5. What does Socrates want in a place to hear the speech?
(a) Some shade and a chair.
(b) A rock and some water.
(c) Birds and sun.
(d) A tree and a breeze.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who took a nymph from the stream of Illissus?

2. What does Socrates say one must do when dealing with a subject in a speech?

3. What does Socrates say must be arranged correctly in a good speech?

4. What does Socrates think people need to have sympathy towards?

5. Who does Socrates say inspired his second speech?

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