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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 want in a place to hear the speech?

2. Where does Socrates say men get most of their education from?

3. What does Socrates define in his speech to Phaedras?

4. What is the Recantation?

5. What disability did Stesichorus have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Socrates say is the defining feature of gods are?

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

3. What does Socrates compare the form of the soul to at the beginning of his second speech?

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

5. Why does Socrates say some men are seen as mad when they are not?

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

7. What is Lysisas's speech about?

8. What does Lysias say is the main disadvantage of a relationship between lovers?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Plato presents his morals and ideas in the form of a conversational setting. Why does he choose to do this, and how does this affect his message?

Essay Topic 2

Lysias is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

What is the analogy of the chariot, and how does this idea shape the life and personality of Socrates?

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