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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 8, line 214a to 220a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Eryximachus, what elements create rhythm?
(a) Short and long.
(b) Short, medium length, and long.
(c) Short and medium length.
(d) Medium length and long.

2. What is Socrates doing while the other guests are eating dinner at Agathon's house?
(a) Eating.
(b) Working.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Thinking.

3. Whose thoughts inspire the guests to speak about love at the party?
(a) Pausanias.
(b) Agathon.
(c) Aristodemus.
(d) Phaedrus.

4. How does Phaedrus describe Love?
(a) The eldest of the gods.
(b) A relative of the gods.
(c) The youngest of the gods.
(d) A friend to the gods.

5. What is Aristodemus concerned about as he and Socrates go to the party?
(a) That he will not be able to stay as long as the other guests.
(b) That he will not be able to give a proper speech.
(c) That he has not been invited.
(d) That he will not fit in with the other guests.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Socrates, what ideas can a man become "pregnant" with?

2. Which one of the following is not included in the things Agathon thinks are associated with love?

3. What does Pausanius think is the true test of a love's class?

4. What complaint does the drunken Alcibiades have at the end of Part 7?

5. How does Socrates appear when he meets Aristodemus before going to the party?

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