Phaedrus Test | Final Test - Easy

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Phaedrus Test | Final Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Socrates say those who recognize pure beauty will enjoy?
(a) Admiration.
(b) Respect.
(c) All of these.
(d) Love.

2. What do the Muses use to inspire humans?
(a) All of these.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Music.
(d) Madness.

3. What does Socrates say will help a soul forget bad things?
(a) Death.
(b) Re-birth.
(c) Rest.
(d) Love.

4. What kind of particles is beauty able to move?
(a) The particles of desire.
(b) The particles of passion.
(c) The particles of love.
(d) The particles of wisdom.

5. What does Socrates say good writing will be able to do?
(a) Confuse the reader.
(b) Teach the reader.
(c) Engage the reader.
(d) Lead the reader.

6. What does Socrates say the soul readily identifies?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Danger.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Wisdom.

7. What does Socrates say all desires lead to if allowed?
(a) Delivery.
(b) Danger.
(c) Destruction.
(d) Demands.

8. What kind of feelings does Socrates say true beauty can inspire?
(a) Pleasure and pain.
(b) Desire and impulse.
(c) Joy and relief.
(d) Rest and relaxation.

9. What is a choice Socrates says men make every day?
(a) To learn or fester.
(b) To act or be acted upon.
(c) To live or die.
(d) To fear or overcome.

10. According to Socrates, where do souls learn to deal with their love?
(a) By using their impulses.
(b) By watching their parents.
(c) By following their instincts.
(d) By following their associated gods.

11. What were the bugs who used to be human doing when they died?
(a) Praying.
(b) Singing.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Sleeping.

12. What does Socrates say make the bodies of gods perfect?
(a) The simplicity.
(b) The uniqueness.
(c) The inspiration.
(d) The complex nature.

13. What does Socrates thinks madness frees men from?
(a) Their unhappiness.
(b) Their preconceived notions.
(c) Their onward course.
(d) Their usual way of life.

14. What will most men look for in a mate according to Socrates?
(a) Someone who is beautiful.
(b) Someone who they have a bond with.
(c) Someone who resembles themself.
(d) Someone who calms them.

15. What does Socrates say it is better to engage in than sleep?
(a) Discussion.
(b) Reading.
(c) Pondering.
(d) Cleaning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must a man have a knowledge of in order to give any speech according to Socrates?

2. What does Phaedras say writing encourages among writers?

3. What does Socrates say the gods use to inspire humans?

4. What kind of inspiration does Eros provide?

5. What is the first elemental part of a good rhetoric speech?

(see the answer keys)

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