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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Socrates say one must do when dealing with a subject in a speech?
(a) Write about the subject.
(b) All of these.
(c) Ponder the subject.
(d) Know the subject.

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

3. What kind of things does Socrates say lovers will do to slow down their partner?
(a) Logic.
(b) All of these.
(c) Past knowledge.
(d) Wit.

4. What does Socrates say love is deprived of at the end of his speech?
(a) All of these.
(b) Inspiration.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Guidance.

5. What does Socrates say people overcome by the desire to love spend their time doing?
(a) Pleasing the one they love.
(b) Feeding sexual desires.
(c) Fulfilling personal gratification.
(d) Pleasing themselves.

6. How would gods make love divine?
(a) All of these.
(b) By participating in it themselves.
(c) By blessing relationships.
(d) By showing the right process.

7. How does Socrates feel about all the sites that Phaedras takes him to?
(a) He is happy with them.
(b) He is nonplussed.
(c) He is depressed.
(d) He is enchanted.

8. What does Socrates say lies in desire?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Passion.
(c) Love.
(d) Production.

9. What does Socrates say guides our actions?
(a) Love.
(b) Impulse.
(c) Motive.
(d) Desire.

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

11. Why does Socrates not want to take Phaedras's advice about his speech?
(a) It would be too long.
(b) It would offend people.
(c) It would be hard for him.
(d) It would be redundant.

12. What does Socrates say must be arranged correctly in a good speech?
(a) The language.
(b) The rise and fall.
(c) The points.
(d) The subject.

13. What does Socrates say his obligation as an orator is?
(a) To keep the gods' happy.
(b) To keep his mind balanced.
(c) To give correct speeches.
(d) To give entertaining speeches.

14. What does Lysias say will be present in a prudent relationship?
(a) Love and kindness.
(b) Opportunity.
(c) Happiness.
(d) The advancement of all partners.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Lysias visit with Epicrates?

2. Who made good predictions when insane?

3. What is Socrates embarrassed about when he begins his speech to Phaedras?

4. What does Socrates say causes passion between lovers?

5. What is Acumenus's occupation?

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