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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 does Socrates think is different about people in the city from people in the country?

2. How would gods make love divine?

3. Which of the following does Socrates say mania can deliver?

4. Where did Lysias visit with Epicrates?

5. What does Socrates say those in love care most about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Socrates say about Courtesans in his speech to Phaedras?

2. What does Socrates say causes most disappointments in loving relationships?

3. What kind of things does Lysias say should be absent in a prudent relationship?

4. What is Eros, and what are its effects?

5. What are Socrates and Phaedras doing at the beginning of the book, and why?

6. How does Socrates say love affects the physical well being of those in a relationship, and why?

7. What is Lysisas's speech about?

8. What does Socrates say happens to unpleasant lovers after their relationship is ended?

9. What does Socrates say happens when two lovers live together for an extended period?

10. What happens when muses involve themselves in madness, according to Socrates?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of beauty is prevalent in this book. Who aere the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow beauty to change their lives?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Socrates feel the need to give two different speeches, and what does this reveal about his personality?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select two characters and write about their main motivation and how this goal affects the characters around them.

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