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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 say the best speeches evoke?

2. What does Phaedras say writers consider themselves above?

3. What does Socrates say calms a soul overcome by desire?

4. Which god gets violent when in love?

5. What do the Muses use to inspire humans?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Phaedras feel about Socrates's second speech about love?

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

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

4. What does Phaedras say a man must do if he wants to make something appear differently?

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

6. What does Socrates say will happen if a speech writer skips over some of the important steps of writing an effective speech?

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

8. What does Socrates say competition allows humans to do?

9. What is the synthesis method of analyzing speeches?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What are Phaedrus's ideas about persuasion, and how does Socrates respond to them?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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