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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What trait does Socrates say most lovers want to see in their partners?
(a) Agreement.
(b) Pride.
(c) Weakness.
(d) Needs.

2. What does reason discard when it is in control according to Socrates?
(a) Emotion.
(b) Desire.
(c) Love.
(d) Needs.

3. How does Socrates feel about Eros?
(a) He fears him.
(b) He hates him.
(c) He loves him.
(d) He respects him.

4. What does Socrates think the only reason to make a speech should be?
(a) To the search for truth.
(b) To feed one's own ego.
(c) For the advance of mankind.
(d) For the sake of applause.

5. How does Phaedras feel about Socrates's discussion about relationships?
(a) Intrigued.
(b) Amazed.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Upset.

6. What do Socrates and Phaedras walk by while talking at the beginning of the book?
(a) A mountain.
(b) A common road.
(c) A lake.
(d) A river.

7. What does Socrates say wrong speeches can lead to?
(a) Wrong actions.
(b) Chaos.
(c) Confusion.
(d) War.

8. Who is Eros's mother?
(a) Venus.
(b) Megura.
(c) Diana.
(d) Aphrodite.

9. What do Socrates and Phaedras talk about when they meet each other at the beginning of the book?
(a) Athletics.
(b) A speech.
(c) A popular book.
(d) Politics.

10. What is the temple by the stream of Illissus built in honor of?
(a) The Virgin.
(b) The Star Maker.
(c) The Gatherer.
(d) The Huntress.

11. How did Socrates describe the Delphic women's accomplishments?
(a) Productive.
(b) Desirous.
(c) Amazing.
(d) Noble.

12. What kind of relationship does Phaedras think is superior?
(a) Homosexual relationships.
(b) Non-loving relationships.
(c) Loving relationships.
(d) Moderated relationships.

13. What does Socrates say people with unsound minds like?
(a) Things that agree with them.
(b) Things that remind them of their lover.
(c) Things that please their lover.
(d) Things that help their relationship.

14. What does Socrates think people need to have sympathy towards?
(a) All of these.
(b) The elderly.
(c) Poverty.
(d) The uneducated.

15. What does Socrates want in a place to hear the speech?
(a) A rock and some water.
(b) A tree and a breeze.
(c) Some shade and a chair.
(d) Birds and sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates say guides our actions?

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

3. Who does Socrates say inspired his second speech?

4. What topic did Lysias discuss with Phaedras before writing his speech?

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

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