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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. How does Socrates say Phaedras delivered the speech?

2. How would gods make love divine?

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

4. What does Socrates say those in love care most about?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when muses involve themselves in madness, according to Socrates?

3. How are the reborn lives of humans decided according to Socrates?

4. What does Lysais say are the main benefits in the kind of relationship Lysias has with Phaedras?

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

6. What is Lysias promoting in his speech?

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

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

9. What does Socrates say a man must love to come close to the gods, and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Socrates say is the most prudent form of relationship, and what are his main points supporting that belief?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Socrates claim the verbal word is more powerful than the written word, and what is Phaedrus's response to this idea?

Essay Topic 3

According to Socrates, what are the four sources of inspiration, and what are some key examples of each of them?

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