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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 rhetoric must have to be considered art?
(a) Presentation.
(b) Persuasion.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Truth.

2. What kind of inspiration provided by the gods is the best according to Socrates?
(a) Love.
(b) Poetic.
(c) Prophecy.
(d) Musical.

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

4. What does Socrates say the image of eternal beauty does to the black horse?
(a) Scares it.
(b) Elevates it.
(c) Motivates it.
(d) Adores it.

5. What does Socrates say the gods use to inspire humans?
(a) Madness.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Thoughts.
(d) Music.

6. What do rhetoricians use to change the appearance of matters?
(a) Manipulation.
(b) Truth.
(c) Tradition.
(d) Logic.

7. What does Socrates say make the bodies of gods perfect?
(a) The complex nature.
(b) The uniqueness.
(c) The inspiration.
(d) The simplicity.

8. What is a choice Socrates says men make every day?
(a) To learn or fester.
(b) To live or die.
(c) To fear or overcome.
(d) To act or be acted upon.

9. What does Socrates say it is better to engage in than sleep?
(a) Cleaning.
(b) Reading.
(c) Pondering.
(d) Discussion.

10. What does Socrates say happens to lovers who restrain desire?
(a) They seek friendship.
(b) They end the passion.
(c) None of these.
(d) They become enslaved.

11. What does Phaedras say makes something debatable?
(a) It can cause contention.
(b) It is not fully revealed.
(c) It is always changing.
(d) It can be seen in two different ways.

12. According to Socrates, where do souls learn to deal with their love?
(a) By watching their parents.
(b) By using their impulses.
(c) By following their instincts.
(d) By following their associated gods.

13. What does Socrates say the soul retains in its next life?
(a) Its vision.
(b) Its appearance.
(c) All of these.
(d) Its memory.

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

15. What does Socrates say are equally important for preparing to deliver a good speech?
(a) Appreciation and pride.
(b) Understanding and practice.
(c) Confidence and truth.
(d) Knowledge and tone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of function does Socrates consider the analytical methods to have?

2. What is persuasion according to Phaedras?

3. When does a soul overcome by desire become frantic?

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

5. What kind of particles is beauty able to move?

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