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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. How does Homer describe love's feet in the passage quoted by Agathon?
(a) Sensitive.
(b) Quick.
(c) Heavy.
(d) Determined.

2. How does Agathon compare love with other desires?
(a) It is one of the weakest desires.
(b) It is one of the strongest desires.
(c) It is the strongest desire.
(d) It is the weakest desire.

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

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

5. What characteristics does love have, according to Agathon?
(a) Soft and tender.
(b) Soft and rough.
(c) Soft, but coarse.
(d) Rough, but tender.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Agathon explains, where does love bring people together?

2. Which one of the following is not included in the things Agathon thinks are associated with love?

3. How does Eryximachus define astronomy?

4. According to Agathon, what effect does love have on bad things?

5. In Eryximachus' opinion, what is education in musical terms?

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