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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, 184a to 190a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Pausanius explains, who is the oldest goddess of love's father?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Uranus.
(d) Zeus.

2. How does Socrates feel about drinking?
(a) He does not drink at all.
(b) He can only drink a lot or not at all.
(c) He can either drink a lot, a little, or not at all.
(d) He can only drink a little or not at all.

3. Where does Phaedrus think that Achilles was sent after his death?
(a) The Islands of the Blest.
(b) Babylon.
(c) Ionian Islands.
(d) Tenedos.

4. In Eryximachus' opinion, what can the best physician do?
(a) Separate the different forms of love.
(b) Analyze the different forms of love.
(c) Appreciate the different forms of love.
(d) Ignore love's existence.

5. As used in Eryximachus' speech, what does the word "licentiousness" mean?
(a) Containing too much restraint.
(b) Containing incomprehensible restraints.
(c) Lacking restraint.
(d) Imposing restraint.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Socrates doing while the other guests are eating dinner at Agathon's house?

2. As related by Apollodorus, how many years has Agathon not resided at Athens?

3. How does Pausanius describe the countries of Elis and Boeotia?

4. What does Eryximachus believe to be the source of pestilence and destruction in nature?

5. What effect does Phaedrus think Love has on a coward?

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