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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. According to Phaedrus, which other motive is able to implant as well as Love?
(a) No other motive.
(b) Honor.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Kindred.

2. What does Aristophanes state that mankind does not understand?
(a) The necessity of Love.
(b) The hypocrisy of Love.
(c) The power of Love.
(d) The wisdom of Love.

3. According to Aristophanes, how many faces does man begin with?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

4. How does Pausanius describe the countries of Elis and Boeotia?
(a) Having eloquence, but no gifts.
(b) Having no gifts or eloquence.
(c) Having both eloquence and gifts.
(d) Having gifts, but no eloquence.

5. What is the order of the three things in Hesiod's theory, as referenced by Phaedrus?
(a) First Chaos, then Earth and Love.
(b) First Earth, then Chaos and Love.
(c) First Earth, then Love and Chaos.
(d) First Love, then Earth and Chaos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Eryximachus' ancestor, Asclepius, an expert in?

2. As Aristophanes explains, what part of the body is extra skin used to form?

3. In Aristophanes' opinion, how are humans originally shaped?

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

5. According to Agathon, how does love deal with old age?

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