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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. What is the "art" that Eryximachus refers to as the inspiration for the ideas in his speech?
(a) Painting.
(b) Prose.
(c) Sculpture.
(d) Medicine.

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

3. In Eryximachus' opinion, what is education in musical terms?
(a) The criticism of new songs.
(b) The analysis of an existing composition.
(c) The composition of new songs.
(d) The correct performance of an existing composition.

4. How does Eryximachus describe Pausanias' speech?
(a) A lame beginning with a lame ending.
(b) A fair beginning with a lame ending.
(c) A lame beginning with a fair ending.
(d) A fair beginning with a fair ending.

5. What three elements share a harmonious love in nature, as stated by Eryximachus?
(a) People, water, and plants.
(b) Animals, water, and plants.
(c) People, animals, and plants,
(d) People, animals, and water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does Socrates use to refer to the practice of learning?

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

3. How is the muse, Urania, described in Eryximachus' speech?

4. According to Socrates, what is the lover directed towards?

5. What is the source of the Platonic Dialogues?

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