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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 (242-248).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Stesichorus receive his disability?
(a) He was punished for a crime.
(b) He offended the gods.
(c) He ignored the truth in his poems.
(d) He was caught in a horrible storm.

3. What does Socrates call the force of an uncontrolled desire for love?
(a) Amor.
(b) Passion.
(c) Eros.
(d) Luxury.

4. What does Socrates say brings lovers the most satisfaction in their relationships?
(a) Having someone to praise.
(b) Being praised.
(c) Being depended on.
(d) Having someone to depend on.

5. Why does Socrates say some people seem unsound of mind when they are in love?
(a) They act that way.
(b) They sequester themselves.
(c) They present a harmed image.
(d) They present a bad image.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Eros's mother?

2. What does Phaedras doubt he can do while walking with Socrates?

3. What does Socrates say love is deprived of at the end of his speech?

4. What becomes contradictory if one is not well versed in a subject of a speech according to Socrates?

5. What does Socrates like most about the speech read by Phaedras?

(see the answer key)

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