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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 (227-234).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Socrates say men get most of their education from?
(a) School.
(b) Reading.
(c) Experience.
(d) Dreams.

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

3. What does Socrates think is different about people in the city from people in the country?
(a) They are better prepared.
(b) They are less patient.
(c) All of these.
(d) They are more conducive to learning.

4. What does Socrates say about stories with little factual information?
(a) They are hard to realize.
(b) They are just as needed as others.
(c) They can't be trusted.
(d) They are full of symbols.

5. What is Acumenus's occupation?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Writer.
(c) Philosopher.
(d) Teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lysias say lovers regret?

2. How does Phaedras feel about Socrates's discussion about relationships?

3. What does Phaedras appreciate about Socrates's statement about relationships?

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

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

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