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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 (227-234).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Socrates say men get most of their education from?
(a) School.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Experience.
(d) Reading.

2. What does Phaedras doubt he can do while walking with Socrates?
(a) Give a good speech.
(b) Give proper credit to Lysias.
(c) Change Socrates's mind.
(d) Present the right ideas.

3. What does Socrates think people need to have sympathy towards?
(a) Poverty.
(b) The elderly.
(c) The uneducated.
(d) All of these.

4. What does Socrates say about stories with little factual information?
(a) They can't be trusted.
(b) They are full of symbols.
(c) They are just as needed as others.
(d) They are hard to realize.

5. What does Socrates say those in love care most about?
(a) Themselves.
(b) Their privacy.
(c) Their image.
(d) Their lovers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates say he is addicted to at the beginning of the book?

2. What does Lysias say will be present in a prudent relationship?

3. Who took a nymph from the stream of Illissus?

4. What does Phaedras appreciate about Socrates's statement about relationships?

5. How does Socrates feel about Lysias's statement about prudent relationships?

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