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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 is a common attribute among slaves?

2. What does Socrates say make the bodies of gods perfect?

3. What kind of particles is beauty able to move?

4. What does Phaedras say a man must know about before delivering a good speech?

5. What does Phaedras say writing encourages among writers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the synthesis method of analyzing speeches?

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

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 a man must do if he wants to make something appear differently?

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

6. What does Socrates say about the white chariot horse in his love analogy?

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

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

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

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

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

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Security and safety are two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

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