Phaedrus Test | Final Test - Easy

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Phaedrus Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Phaedras use to describe the affect of writing?
(a) All of these.
(b) Prideful.
(c) Cruel.
(d) Beneficial.

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

3. What does Phaedras say is a common attribute among writers?
(a) Pride.
(b) Collaboration.
(c) Imagination.
(d) Fear.

4. What did Thrasymachus write about in his speeches?
(a) Politics.
(b) Religion.
(c) Legends.
(d) Calumnies.

5. What kind of bug does Socrates say used to be human?
(a) Cicadas.
(b) Mosquitos.
(c) Beetles.
(d) Butterflies.

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

7. What does Socrates say rhetoric must have to be considered art?
(a) Persuasion.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Presentation.
(d) Truth.

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

9. What does Phaedras say writing does differently than other professions?
(a) Educate.
(b) Create.
(c) Inspire.
(d) Upset.

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

11. What does Socrates say the best speeches evoke?
(a) Controversy.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Opinions.
(d) Memories.

12. What is the first elemental part of a good rhetoric speech?
(a) The location.
(b) The opening.
(c) The thesis.
(d) The theme.

13. What does Socrates say pure beauty will always involve?
(a) Purity.
(b) Adoration.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Experience.

14. What is involved in the combination method of analysis?
(a) A comparison.
(b) A pro and con aspect.
(c) A division of parts.
(d) All of these.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of inspiration does Eros provide?

2. What is involved in the synthesis method of analysis?

3. What does Socrates say about white chariot horses?

4. What does Socrates say the gods use to inspire humans?

5. What does Socrates say can lose an entire audience of a good speech?

(see the answer keys)

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