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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 do the Muses use to inspire humans?

2. What does Socrates say men usually engage in?

3. What does Socrates say souls will retain in different lives?

4. Which speech does Phaedras think is the superior one?

5. What must a man have a knowledge of in order to give any speech according to Socrates?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Pericles, and how did he become a good speaker?

2. What are the four kinds of divine inspiration, and where do they come from?

3. What does Phaedras say is a common trait among writers, and why?

4. What does Socrates say evil men can't recognize?

5. What does true beauty do to a man according to Socrates?

6. What does Socrates say happens when lovers restrain their desires?

7. What does Socrates say those who have loved will receive, even if they lead less rewarding lives?

8. What is the only thing that can ease the pain of a soul overcome by desire, according to Socrates?

9. What does Socrates say is the best way to arrange a good speech?

10. What is the synthesis method of analyzing speeches?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lysias is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

How does Thamus feel about the written word, and how does this idea shape the progress of his nation?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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