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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, line 196a to 202a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Eryximachus' ancestor, Asclepius, an expert in?
(a) Gymnastic and husbandry.
(b) Neither gymnastic nor husbandry.
(c) Husbandry, but not gymnastic.
(d) Gymnastic, but not husbandry.

2. How does Aristophanes define love?
(a) The excitement of humans in an altered state.
(b) The drive to understand the need for oneness.
(c) The drive to regain a sense of oneness.
(d) The confusion of humans in an altered state.

3. What is Eryximachus' suggestion for the flute-girl?
(a) That she stop playing only when Socrates speaks.
(b) That she play for herself or the women.
(c) That she stop playing.
(d) That she continue to play as the guests speak.

4. How many kinds of love does Pausanius think there are?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

5. How does Pausanius describe the countries of Elis and Boeotia?
(a) Having both eloquence and gifts.
(b) Having eloquence, but no gifts.
(c) Having gifts, but no eloquence.
(d) Having no gifts or eloquence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of Aristophanes' speech, as he indicates after it is finished?

2. Which goddess does Pausanius associate with love?

3. Besides Apollodorus, to whom else has Aristodemus recounted the events of the party?

4. How does Eryximachus define symphony?

5. What memory does Aristophanes believe humans are supposed to have of their creation?

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