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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 (235-241).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Socrates say one must do when dealing with a subject in a speech?
(a) Know the subject.
(b) Ponder the subject.
(c) All of these.
(d) Write about the subject.

2. What are Socrates and Phaedras doing when they meet each other at the beginning of the book?
(a) Resting.
(b) Exercising.
(c) Reading.
(d) Waiting.

3. What is the temple by the stream of Illissus built in honor of?
(a) The Star Maker.
(b) The Gatherer.
(c) The Huntress.
(d) The Virgin.

4. What do Socrates and Phaedras talk about when they meet each other at the beginning of the book?
(a) Athletics.
(b) A popular book.
(c) A speech.
(d) Politics.

5. What does Socrates say guides desire?
(a) Reason and emotion.
(b) Stability and progress.
(c) Nature and heredity.
(d) Happiness and torture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates say he is addicted to at the beginning of the book?

2. Where does Socrates say men get most of their education from?

3. What does Socrates say brings lovers the most satisfaction in their relationships?

4. What trait does Socrates say most lovers want to see in their partners?

5. What is Acumenus's occupation?

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