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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Socrates want in a place to hear the speech?
(a) A tree and a breeze.
(b) Birds and sun.
(c) A rock and some water.
(d) Some shade and a chair.

2. How does Socrates feel about Eros?
(a) He fears him.
(b) He loves him.
(c) He hates him.
(d) He respects him.

3. How would gods make love divine?
(a) By participating in it themselves.
(b) All of these.
(c) By showing the right process.
(d) By blessing relationships.

4. What does Socrates say love is deprived of at the end of his speech?
(a) Guidance.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) All of these.
(d) Inspiration.

5. Where does Socrates say men get most of their education from?
(a) Reading.
(b) Experience.
(c) Dreams.
(d) School.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phedras want from Socrates when he threatens him?

2. How does Socrates feel about Lysias's statement about prudent relationships?

3. What does Socrates say guides desire?

4. Who is the man at the beginning of Socrates's speech in love with?

5. What subject does Socrates say is the most pertinent?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Socrates say love affects the physical well being of those in a relationship, and why?

2. What does Socrates say lovers will do to suppress independence in their partner?

3. What does Lysias say is the main disadvantage of a relationship between lovers?

4. What are Socrates and Phaedras doing at the beginning of the book, and why?

5. Who is Boreas?

6. Why does Socrates say some men are seen as mad when they are not?

7. What does Socrates say a man must love to come close to the gods, and why?

8. What does Socrates say happens to unpleasant lovers after their relationship is ended?

9. What is Socrates's opinion of Lysias's speech?

10. What does Socrates say souls are striving for, and why?

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