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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 does Socrates like most about the speech read by Phaedras?

2. What does Socrates say about insanity in his second speech?

3. What do Socrates and Phaedras walk by while talking at the beginning of the book?

4. What kind of things does Socrates say lovers will do to slow down their partner?

5. What must be linked in order for someone to predict the future?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Boreas?

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

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

7. What does Socrates compare most loving relationships to?

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

9. How does Socrates begin his speech to Phaedras?

10. What idea does Socrates have about city people as opposed to country people?

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

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select two characters and write about their main motivation and how this goal affects the characters around them.

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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