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

2. What is Lysias's occupation?
(a) Writer.
(b) Athlete.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Rhetorician.

3. What topic did Lysias discuss with Phaedras before writing his speech?
(a) Love.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Education.
(d) Utility.

4. What is the Delphic motto?
(a) Trust all.
(b) Do no harm.
(c) Know theyself.
(d) Be learned and humble.

5. What does Lysias say lovers regret?
(a) All of these.
(b) Their kindness.
(c) Their assumptions.
(d) Their selfishness.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do Socrates and Phaedras talk about when they meet each other at the beginning of the book?

4. What does Socrates think is different about people in the city from people in the country?

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

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