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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote about duplicate expression?
(a) Pollot.
(b) Pilot.
(c) Pollack.
(d) Polus.

2. Which god gets violent when in love?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Ares.
(c) Venus.
(d) Zeus.

3. How many kinds of inspiration do the gods provide?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

4. What does pure beauty inspire the growth of?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Wings.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Stature.

5. What does Socrates say the black horse of the chariot represents?
(a) Lust.
(b) Love.
(c) Envy.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two things does Socrates say pleasures can be?

2. What does Socrates say good writing will be able to do?

3. What does Socrates say about white chariot horses?

4. What kind of inspiration provided by the gods is the best according to Socrates?

5. What does Socrates say writing must be in order to be honorable?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Phaedras feel about Socrates's second speech about love?

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

6. What does Socrates say those who have loved will receive, even if they lead less rewarding lives?

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

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

9. What is the synthesis method of analyzing speeches?

10. What does Phaedras say rhetoric is designed for?

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