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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 the soul readily identifies?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Danger.
2. What did Thrasymachus write about in his speeches?
(a) Calumnies.
(b) Legends.
(c) Politics.
(d) Religion.
3. What does Socrates thinks madness frees men from?
(a) Their usual way of life.
(b) Their onward course.
(c) Their preconceived notions.
(d) Their unhappiness.
4. What is a choice Socrates says men make every day?
(a) To act or be acted upon.
(b) To fear or overcome.
(c) To learn or fester.
(d) To live or die.
5. What does Phaedras say writing encourages among writers?
(a) High regard.
(b) Frustration.
(c) Education.
(d) Happiness.
6. What does Socrates say happens to lovers who restrain desire?
(a) They end the passion.
(b) They become enslaved.
(c) None of these.
(d) They seek friendship.
7. What does Phaedras say writers consider themselves above?
(a) Women.
(b) Other writers.
(c) Non-writers.
(d) Educators.
8. What is the first elemental part of a good rhetoric speech?
(a) The thesis.
(b) The theme.
(c) The opening.
(d) The location.
9. What do rhetoricians use to change the appearance of matters?
(a) Manipulation.
(b) Logic.
(c) Truth.
(d) Tradition.
10. What kind of inspiration does Apollo provide?
(a) Mystery.
(b) Love.
(c) Poetic.
(d) Prophetic.
11. What is involved in the synthesis method of analysis?
(a) A further study.
(b) A comparison.
(c) An isolated look.
(d) A definition of the subject.
12. What kind of inspiration provided by the gods is the best according to Socrates?
(a) Love.
(b) Poetic.
(c) Musical.
(d) Prophecy.
13. What does Socrates say writing must be in order to be honorable?
(a) Well cited.
(b) Presented in an appropriate manner.
(c) Prepared and researched.
(d) Endowed with good qulaities.
14. What does Socrates say the black horse of the chariot represents?
(a) Envy.
(b) Love.
(c) Anger.
(d) Lust.
15. What is involved in the combination method of analysis?
(a) A comparison.
(b) All of these.
(c) A division of parts.
(d) A pro and con aspect.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of bug does Socrates say used to be human?
2. How many kinds of inspiration do the gods provide?
3. What is another word for the conclusion of a speech?
4. What must a man have a knowledge of in order to give any speech according to Socrates?
5. What does pure beauty inspire the growth of?
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