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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. According to Pausanius, what is the love of the body rather than the soul?
(a) Forbidden.
(b) Hypocritical.
(c) Evil.
(d) Nonexistent.

2. Who requests that Socrates sit near him at the party?
(a) Aristodemus.
(b) Aristophanes.
(c) Eryximachus.
(d) Agathon.

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

4. How many years has Apollodorus been talking with Socrates?
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

5. Why are the speeches between Phaedrus and Pausanias left out of Aristodemus' account?
(a) There are no speeches between Phaedrus and Pausanias.
(b) He does not remember them.
(c) They are incomplete.
(d) He does not think they are worth including.

Short Answer Questions

1. What example does Pausanius use in explaining the role of tyranny?

2. Which goddess does Pausanius associate with love?

3. As used in Eryximachus' speech, what does the word "licentiousness" mean?

4. When does Agathon's sacrifice of victory take place?

5. According to Phaedrus, who are Love's parents?

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