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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, line 190a to 196a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Pausanius think the laws are perplexing?
(a) Therapni.
(b) Tripoli.
(c) Lacedaemon.
(d) Leonidio.

2. What does astronomy inform people of, according to Eryximachus?
(a) The best ways to make sacrifices.
(b) Why to make sacrifices.
(c) When to make sacrifices.
(d) Which sacrifices to make.

3. According to Aristophanes, why do the "double-man" or "double-woman" creatures marry?
(a) Status.
(b) Social conventions.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Unknown reasons.

4. What three elements share a harmonious love in nature, as stated by Eryximachus?
(a) Animals, water, and plants.
(b) People, animals, and plants,
(c) People, animals, and water.
(d) People, water, and plants.

5. Who is Apollodorus talking with at the beginning of Symposium?
(a) Socrates.
(b) A companion.
(c) Agathon.
(d) A soldier.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What princess does Phaedrus use as an example for a sacrifice made out of Love?

3. How does Socrates feel about drinking?

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

5. Which country does Pausanius use as an example of barbarian laws?

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