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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 compels Socrates to give a speech of his own?
(a) Phaedras's threat.
(b) All of these.
(c) Competition with Lysias.
(d) The need to teach.

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

3. What kind of art was well liked in Socrates's time?
(a) Manic Art.
(b) Concrete Art.
(c) Impressionistic Art.
(d) Stoic Art.

4. What does Socrates define in his speech to Phaedras?
(a) The role of language.
(b) The need for poems.
(c) The influence of love.
(d) The proper relationship.

5. Who took a nymph from the stream of Illissus?
(a) Borgon.
(b) Borneo.
(c) Borus.
(d) Boreas.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does lack of control in desires lead to according to Socrates?

3. What does Socrates say people overcome by the desire to love spend their time doing?

4. How does Phaedras feel when Socrates starts to explain how to arrange a good speech?

5. What does Socrates say about insanity in his second speech?

(see the answer key)

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