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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 lies in desire?
(a) Passion.
(b) Love.
(c) Production.
(d) Beauty.

2. What choice in relationships does Socrates say would benefit society?
(a) Choosing older partners.
(b) Choosing rich partners.
(c) Choosing attractive partners.
(d) Choosing healthy partners.

3. How does Socrates say Phaedras delivered the speech?
(a) Passionately.
(b) Believably.
(c) Charmingly.
(d) Hesitatingly.

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

5. What does Phaedras threaten Socrates with?
(a) To end their friendship.
(b) Never to give another speech.
(c) Never to walk with him again.
(d) To take credit for his speech.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the temple by the stream of Illissus built in honor of?

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

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

4. What does Socrates define in his speech to Phaedras?

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

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