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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which speech does Phaedras think is the superior one?
(a) Phaedras's speech.
(b) Socrates's first speech.
(c) Lysias's speech.
(d) Socrates's second speech.

2. What will most men look for in a mate according to Socrates?
(a) Someone who they have a bond with.
(b) Someone who resembles themself.
(c) Someone who calms them.
(d) Someone who is beautiful.

3. What two things does Socrates say pleasures can be?
(a) Appropriate and inappropriate.
(b) Active and inactive.
(c) Happy and sad.
(d) Constructive and deconstructive.

4. What does Socrates say the soul readily identifies?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Danger.
(d) Wisdom.

5. What kind of inspiration does Apollo provide?
(a) Love.
(b) Mystery.
(c) Poetic.
(d) Prophetic.

6. What does Socrates say souls will retain in different lives?
(a) Their association with the gods.
(b) Their feelings of pain.
(c) Their memories of happiness.
(d) Their bonds with lovers.

7. Who wrote about duplicate expression?
(a) Pilot.
(b) Pollot.
(c) Polus.
(d) Pollack.

8. What kind of inspiration does Eros provide?
(a) Love.
(b) Mystery.
(c) Prophetic.
(d) Poetic.

9. What about pleasures does Socrates say men need to recognize?
(a) The advantages and disadvantages.
(b) The manner in which they come about.
(c) The affect of them on other people.
(d) The good and bad causes.

10. What knowledge does Socrates say helped him become a good speech writer?
(a) The truth of all things.
(b) The nature of the mind.
(c) The response of audiences.
(d) The worth of language.

11. What does Socrates say is a common attribute among slaves?
(a) Pride.
(b) Idleness.
(c) Despair.
(d) Anger.

12. What does Socrates say those who recognize pure beauty will enjoy?
(a) All of these.
(b) Love.
(c) Respect.
(d) Admiration.

13. Which god gets violent when in love?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Ares.
(c) Venus.
(d) Poseidon.

14. What kind of feelings does Socrates say true beauty can inspire?
(a) Desire and impulse.
(b) Joy and relief.
(c) Pleasure and pain.
(d) Rest and relaxation.

15. What is the most important element of speech for rhetoricians?
(a) Possibilities.
(b) Probabilities.
(c) Reason.
(d) Rigor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thrasymachus write about in his speeches?

2. What do rhetoricians use to change the appearance of matters?

3. What does Socrates say will help a soul forget bad things?

4. How many kinds of inspiration do the gods provide?

5. What word does Phaedras use to describe the affect of writing?

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