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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7, line 208a to 214a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Eryximachus, how many kinds of love exist in the human body?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

2. In the example Socrates provides, what city's laws are "fathered" by Solon?
(a) Pireas.
(b) Athens.
(c) Achames.
(d) Tripoli.

3. What does Socrates think about the speeches he has just heard?
(a) They are too logical.
(b) They are filled with the truth.
(c) They are filled with lies.
(d) They make no sense.

4. What fear does Aristophanes have before making his speech?
(a) That people will not enjoy it.
(b) That people will laugh at it.
(c) That people will not understand it.
(d) That people will disagree with it.

5. According to Socrates, which love helps a philosopher reproduce an idea?
(a) The love of patience.
(b) The love of beauty.
(c) The love of intelligence.
(d) The love of generosity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Socrates give for why people fight in wars?

2. According to Socrates, what is the lover directed towards?

3. What part of Agathon's speech does Socrates compliment?

4. As used in Eryximachus' speech, what does the word "licentiousness" mean?

5. As Agathon explains, where does love bring people together?

(see the answer key)

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