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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. What causes the "man-woman" creatures in Aristophanes' story to become adulterers?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Anger.
(c) Fear.
(d) Confusion.

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

3. What does Eryximachus believe to be the source of pestilence and destruction in nature?
(a) When a season refuses to change on time.
(b) When a season changes before its time.
(c) When a season is overtaken by violent love.
(d) When a season is overtaken by untested love.

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

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 Love, then Earth and Chaos.
(d) First Earth, then Love and Chaos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eryximachus interpret Heraclitus' words to mean?

2. Who firsts requests drinking in moderation at the party?

3. According to Eryximachus, how many kinds of love exist in the human body?

4. What is the size of the audience that sees Agathon's play?

5. With what animal does Aristophanes compare the "man-woman creatures"?

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