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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 guides our actions?
(a) Impulse.
(b) Motive.
(c) Desire.
(d) Love.

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

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

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

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

6. What is Socrates embarrassed about when he begins his speech to Phaedras?
(a) Discussing a sensitive subject.
(b) Revealing information about himself.
(c) None of these.
(d) Competing with Lysias.

7. What does Socrates say is addicting at the plane tree by the river?
(a) The beauty.
(b) The peace.
(c) The fragrance.
(d) The sounds.

8. What does Socrates say causes passion between lovers?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Affection.
(c) Grief.
(d) Selfishness.

9. What does Socrates say about insanity in his second speech?
(a) It is god-like.
(b) It is natural.
(c) It is pleasant.
(d) It is common.

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

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

12. What is Phaedras most concerned about with the speech he reads to Socrates?
(a) The language.
(b) The feeling.
(c) The subject.
(d) The form.

13. What does Phaedras think about repetition in speech?
(a) It is necessary.
(b) It is common.
(c) All of these
(d) It is beneficial.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Acumenus's occupation?

2. What does Socrates say people with unsound minds dislike?

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

4. What does Socrates say his obligation as an orator is?

5. What is another name for the Delphic women?

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