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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. Who wrote about duplicate expression?
(a) Polus.
(b) Pollack.
(c) Pollot.
(d) Pilot.

2. What does Phaedras say competition allows people to become?
(a) Friends.
(b) Humble.
(c) Immortal.
(d) Learned.

3. What kind of inspiration does Dionysus provide?
(a) Love.
(b) Poetic.
(c) Mystery.
(d) Prophetic.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What god has the most royal features about them?

2. Which god gets violent when in love?

3. What kind of inspiration does Aphrodite provide?

4. What does Phaedras say makes something debatable?

5. What does Socrates say all desires lead to if allowed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Socrates say a man must know in order to deceive others?

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

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

6. What does Phaedras say rhetoric is designed for?

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

8. What should a speech writer do to make his arguments effective, according to Socrates?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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