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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Symposium.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the last person to leave the symposium?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Diotima.
(c) Aristophenes.
(d) Appolodorus.

2. When first asked by Socrates to define virtue, Meno responds with which of the following?
(a) A vague unassuming definition which is accepted by Socrates.
(b) A theoretical ontology with ethical limitations on virtue.
(c) A question, asking Socrates if this is really worth his time.
(d) Examples of virtuous people with different lifestyles.

3. When Socrates meets Ion, Ion has just returned from which of the following?
(a) Socrates' trial.
(b) A game at the Coliseum.
(c) A poetry recital contest in Epidarus.
(d) Agathon's drinking party.

4. What definition of virtue do Meno and Socrates borrow from "the poets"?
(a) Virtue is the unmoved mover of all things.
(b) Virtue, like other abstract notions, resists our best attempts to define it.
(c) Virtue is different for every person.
(d) Virtue is the desire and power to obtain good things.

5. When Ion admits to Socrates that he can only recite one poet's work well, Socrates is puzzled by which of the following?
(a) Ion's hesitation to answer questions about his family.
(b) How an artistic skill can be limited in its expertise.
(c) How Ion considers himself a philosopher.
(d) Ion's desire to speak with Socrates about his work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives the first speech at the symposium?

2. How does Socrates rebut the definition of virtue offered by the poets?

3. To illustrate one facet of his argument, Socrates employs the help of which character?

4. In Ion, Socrates compares Ion to which of the following?

5. Describe Meno's appearance and attitude when he meets Socrates.

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