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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 say calms a soul overcome by desire?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Contact with a loved one.
(c) Encouraging words.
(d) Sexual relations.

2. What does Phaedras think is most important to consider when writing a speech?
(a) The subject matter.
(b) The truth.
(c) The audience.
(d) The time restraints.

3. What does Socrates say those who recognize pure beauty will enjoy?
(a) All of these.
(b) Respect.
(c) Love.
(d) Admiration.

4. What does Socrates say good writing will be able to do?
(a) Confuse the reader.
(b) Teach the reader.
(c) Lead the reader.
(d) Engage the reader.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of inspiration does Aphrodite provide?

2. What does Socrates say the best speeches evoke?

3. What does Socrates say rhetoric must have to be considered art?

4. What does Socrates say the gods use to inspire humans?

5. What does Phaedras say writing does differently than other professions?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Socrates say was missing from Lysias's speech that made it less than art?

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

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

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

9. What does Socrates say evil men can't recognize?

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

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