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

2. What is one of the points that Eryximachus makes with Urania's story?
(a) The avoidance of the intemperate.
(b) The acceptance of the temperate.
(c) The acceptance of the intemperate.
(d) The avoidance of the temperate.

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

4. How does Agathon describe love?
(a) The weakest of the gods.
(b) The strongest of the gods.
(c) The youngest of the gods.
(d) The eldest of the gods.

5. According to Eryximachus, how many kinds of love exist in the human body?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the source of the Platonic Dialogues?

2. How does Agathon compare love with other desires?

3. As explained by Socrates, which images can the young philosopher understand and reproduce?

4. Whose permission does Socrates seek before asking Agathon questions?

5. According to Socrates, which love helps a philosopher reproduce an idea?

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