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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 always hope the hearers of his speeches will form?
(a) None of these.
(b) Opinions.
(c) Ideals.
(d) Arguments.

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

3. What does Socrates say is a common attribute among slaves?
(a) Despair.
(b) Pride.
(c) Anger.
(d) Idleness.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Phaedras say is a common attribute among writers?

3. What does Socrates say the best speeches evoke?

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

5. What does Socrates say men usually engage in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Phaedras say rhetoric is designed for?

3. What does Socrates say about the black chariot horse in his love analogy?

4. How does Socrates say the chariot master must treat the black horse?

5. What is the only thing that can ease the pain of a soul overcome by desire, according to Socrates?

6. How does Phaedras feel about Socrates's second speech about love?

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

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

9. What are the four kinds of divine inspiration, and where do they come from?

10. Who was Pericles, and how did he become a good speaker?

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