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

2. In Pausanius' view, who is the father of the youngest goddess of love?
(a) Uranus.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Apollo.

3. How does Phaedrus describe Love?
(a) The eldest of the gods.
(b) A friend to the gods.
(c) The youngest of the gods.
(d) A relative of the gods.

4. Which one of the following is not one of the features that Aristophanes includes in his description of what humans were once like?
(a) They could move objects through telepathy.
(b) They could walk backwards or forwards.
(c) They had four ears.
(d) They could roll over at great speeds.

5. Which goddess does Pausanius associate with love?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Athena.
(d) Hera.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Apollodorus have pity for rich men?

2. How many legs does man have in the beginning, according to Aristophanes?

3. Why does Apollodorus think that rich men pity him?

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

5. What does Pausanius think is the true test of a love's class?

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