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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7, line 208a to 214a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Agathon explains, where does love bring people together?
(a) Anywhere and everywhere.
(b) Parties.
(c) The battlefield.
(d) Politics.

2. How does Eryximachus describe Polyhymnia?
(a) Manipulative.
(b) Misunderstood.
(c) Cunning.
(d) Vulgar.

3. Whose permission does Socrates seek before asking Agathon questions?
(a) Eryximachus.
(b) Phaedrus.
(c) Aristophanes.
(d) Pausanius.

4. In Socrates' opinion, what usually happens to the children of people who invent laws?
(a) They are forgotten.
(b) They are respected.
(c) They are disrespected.
(d) They are remembered.

5. Which one of the following is not an example that Eryximachus uses to describe the hostile elements?
(a) Hot and cold.
(b) Hard and soft.
(c) Bitter and sweet.
(d) Moist and dry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What advice does Eryximachus give to Aristophanes before speaking in Part 3?

3. How does Agathon compare love with other desires?

4. What is one of the points that Eryximachus makes with Urania's story?

5. How does Eryximachus define symphony?

(see the answer key)

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