View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Socrates and Phaedras talk about when they meet each other at the beginning of the book?

2. What does Phaedras doubt he can do while walking with Socrates?

3. What does Socrates say guides our actions?

4. What compels Socrates to give a speech of his own?

5. What does Socrates say people overcome by the desire to love spend their time doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Socrates say causes most disappointments in loving relationships?

2. What is Socrates's opinion of Lysias's speech?

3. Who is Boreas?

4. How does Socrates begin his speech to Phaedras?

5. What is Lysias promoting in his speech?

6. What does Socrates compare most loving relationships to?

7. What kind of things does Lysias say should be absent in a prudent relationship?

8. What does Socrates say happens to unpleasant lovers after their relationship is ended?

9. What does Socrates say about the nature of the soul?

10. What are Socrates and Phaedras doing at the beginning of the book, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Socrates feel the need to give two different speeches, and what does this reveal about his personality?

Essay Topic 3

The theme of beauty is prevalent in this book. Who aere the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow beauty to change their lives?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 580 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample