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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Phaedras say writing encourages among writers?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Frustration.
(c) Education.
(d) High regard.

2. What do the Muses use to inspire humans?
(a) Music.
(b) All of these.
(c) Madness.
(d) Poetry.

3. What must a man have a knowledge of in order to give any speech according to Socrates?
(a) Education.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Culture.
(d) Religion.

4. What does Socrates say can lose an entire audience of a good speech?
(a) The theme.
(b) The length.
(c) The language.
(d) The tone.

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

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

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

8. What god has the most royal features about them?
(a) Hera.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Eros.
(d) Zeus.

9. What is involved in the synthesis method of analysis?
(a) A definition of the subject.
(b) A further study.
(c) A comparison.
(d) An isolated look.

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

11. What does Socrates say the black horse of the chariot represents?
(a) Envy.
(b) Love.
(c) Lust.
(d) Anger.

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

13. What does Socrates say will help a soul forget bad things?
(a) Re-birth.
(b) Death.
(c) Rest.
(d) Love.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phaedras say a man must know about before delivering a good speech?

2. What does Socrates say is a common attribute among slaves?

3. What does Phaedras say makes something debatable?

4. What does Socrates say is the most important tool in the outline of a speech?

5. What do souls in a perfect state not know?

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