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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 Phaedras say writing does differently than other professions?
(a) Upset.
(b) Create.
(c) Educate.
(d) Inspire.
2. What does Socrates say happens to lovers who restrain desire?
(a) None of these.
(b) They seek friendship.
(c) They end the passion.
(d) They become enslaved.
3. According to Socrates, where do souls learn to deal with their love?
(a) By using their impulses.
(b) By following their instincts.
(c) By following their associated gods.
(d) By watching their parents.
4. What did Thrasymachus write about in his speeches?
(a) Calumnies.
(b) Religion.
(c) Politics.
(d) Legends.
5. What two things does Socrates say pleasures can be?
(a) Active and inactive.
(b) Appropriate and inappropriate.
(c) Happy and sad.
(d) Constructive and deconstructive.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does pure beauty inspire the growth of?
2. What does Phaedras think is most important to consider when writing a speech?
3. What kind of inspiration does Apollo provide?
4. What does Phaedras say is a common attribute among writers?
5. What does Socrates say make the bodies of gods perfect?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Phaedras say a man must do if he wants to make something appear differently?
2. What are the four kinds of divine inspiration, and where do they come from?
3. What does Socrates say those who have loved will receive, even if they lead less rewarding lives?
4. What does Phaedras say must happen in order for an opinion to be formed?
5. What does Phaedras say is a common trait among writers, and why?
6. What should a speech writer do to make his arguments effective, according to Socrates?
7. What does Socrates say about the black chariot horse in his love analogy?
8. What does Socrates say was missing from Lysias's speech that made it less than art?
9. What does true beauty do to a man according to Socrates?
10. What is the only thing that can ease the pain of a soul overcome by desire, according to Socrates?
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