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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 is the most important element of speech for rhetoricians?

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

3. How many kinds of inspiration do the gods provide?

4. What kind of inspiration does Apollo provide?

5. What is involved in the synthesis method of analysis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Socrates say was missing from Lysias's speech that made it less than art?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Phaedras say rhetoric is designed for?

7. What should a speech writer do to make his arguments effective, according to Socrates?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

What is the analogy of the chariot, and how does this idea shape the life and personality of Socrates?

Essay Topic 3

What does Socrates say is the most prudent form of relationship, and what are his main points supporting that belief?

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