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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 (265-272).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What topic did Lysias discuss with Phaedras before writing his speech?
(a) Love.
(b) Education.
(c) Utility.
(d) Friendship.

2. What does Socrates say people with unsound minds dislike?
(a) Thins that help their relationship.
(b) Things that surprise them.
(c) Things that are superior to them.
(d) Things that don't involve them.

3. What knowledge does Socrates say helped him become a good speech writer?
(a) The worth of language.
(b) The response of audiences.
(c) The truth of all things.
(d) The nature of the mind.

4. What does Phaedras say is a common attribute among writers?
(a) Imagination.
(b) Fear.
(c) Pride.
(d) Collaboration.

5. What does Socrates say must be arranged correctly in a good speech?
(a) The points.
(b) The rise and fall.
(c) The language.
(d) The subject.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Socrates say some people seem unsound of mind when they are in love?

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

4. Who is Eros's mother?

5. What kind of relationship does Phaedras think is superior?

(see the answer key)

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