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

Short Answer Questions

1. What topic did Lysias discuss with Phaedras before writing his speech?

2. What does Socrates say love is deprived of at the end of his speech?

3. What does Phaedras think about repetition in speech?

4. How does Socrates feel about Eros?

5. What does Socrates say brings lovers the most satisfaction in their relationships?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Socrates compare the form of the soul to at the beginning of his second speech?

2. What does Lysias say is the main disadvantage of a relationship between lovers?

3. What is Lysias promoting in his speech?

4. What does Socrates say souls are striving for, and why?

5. What does Phaedras say to get Socrates to deliver a speech of his own?

6. What is Lysisas's speech about?

7. What does Socrates say about Courtesans in his speech to Phaedras?

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

9. Who is Boreas?

10. What does Socrates say happens when two lovers live together for an extended period?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Plato presents his morals and ideas in the form of a conversational setting. Why does he choose to do this, and how does this affect his message?

Essay Topic 2

Phaedrus changes a lot from the beginning of the book to the end. Please compare and contrast Phaedrus's character at the beginning of the book to Phaedrus's character at the end of the book.

Essay Topic 3

What are the different ideas given about love and relationships, and how do they differ from each other?

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