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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 do souls in a perfect state not know?
(a) Evil.
(b) Danger.
(c) Anger.
(d) Reality.

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

3. What does Phaedras say a man must know about before delivering a good speech?
(a) Uncertain things.
(b) Certain things.
(c) The truth.
(d) All of these.

4. What is Phaedras full of after hearing Socrates's second speech?
(a) Anger.
(b) Admiration.
(c) Embarrassment.
(d) Imagination.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of bug does Socrates say used to be human?

2. What does Socrates say the soul readily identifies?

3. What does Phaedras think is most important to consider when writing a speech?

4. What does Phaedras say writers consider themselves above?

5. What is a choice Socrates says men make every day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Socrates say will happen if a speech writer skips over some of the important steps of writing an effective speech?

2. What does Phaedras say rhetoric is designed for?

3. What does Socrates say competition allows humans to do?

4. Why does Socrates say a speech giver should know about his audience?

5. What does Socrates say will happen when giving a speech if a speaker does not know all the skills needed?

6. What does Socrates say happens when lovers restrain their desires?

7. What does Socrates say about the white chariot horse in his love analogy?

8. What does Phaedras say is a common trait among writers, and why?

9. What does true beauty do to a man according to Socrates?

10. What does Phaedras say must happen in order for an opinion to be formed?

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