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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, 184a to 190a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Socrates respond to the idea of speaking about love?
(a) He agrees, but adds that he does not know much about it.
(b) He disagrees, because it is a subject that he does not know much about.
(c) He agrees, adding that it is a subject that he knows about.
(d) He disagrees, although it is a subject that he knows about.

2. What does Eryximachus say about his omission of certain things in his speech?
(a) He maintains that he did not leave anything out.
(b) He cannot remember any more.
(c) It is not intentional.
(d) It is intentional.

3. How is the muse, Urania, described in Eryximachus' speech?
(a) Neither fair nor heavenly.
(b) Heavenly, but unfair.
(c) Fair, but not heavenly.
(d) Fair and heavenly.

4. As explained by Phaedrus, how does Orpheus die as a result of his cowardice?
(a) He is dragged through the streets.
(b) At the hands of women.
(c) He is beaten with clubs.
(d) He is thrown off of a cliff.

5. How does Socrates appear when he meets Aristodemus before going to the party?
(a) Bathed and in sandals.
(b) Neither bathed nor wearing sandals.
(c) Wearing sandals, but not bathed.
(d) Bathed, but not in sandals.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Phaedrus describe Love?

2. Who requests that Socrates sit near him at the party?

3. What does Eryximachus interpret Heraclitus' words to mean?

4. According to Eryximachus, how many kinds of love exist in the human body?

5. What is the "art" that Eryximachus refers to as the inspiration for the ideas in his speech?

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