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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 good writing will be able to do?

2. What does Socrates say can lose an entire audience of a good speech?

3. What do the Muses use to inspire humans?

4. What kind of inspiration does Aphrodite provide?

5. What is persuasion according to Phaedras?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Socrates say about the black chariot horse in his love analogy?

2. What is the synthesis method of analyzing speeches?

3. What does Socrates say will happen when giving a speech if a speaker does not know all the skills needed?

4. What does Phaedras say rhetoric is designed for?

5. Why does Socrates say a speech giver should know about his audience?

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

7. How does Socrates say the chariot master must treat the black horse?

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

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

10. What does Phaedras say must happen in order for an opinion to be formed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did Socrates think the role of the gods were in daily life, and how did this shape his life?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What kind of relationship does Phaedras have with Lysias, and what effect does this have on his encounter with Socrates?

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