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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. When does Agathon's sacrifice of victory take place?
(a) One week before the party.
(b) Two weeks before the party.
(c) The day before the party.
(d) Two days before the party.

2. As Pausanius explains, who is the oldest goddess of love's father?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Uranus.
(d) Poseidon.

3. What is Socrates doing while the other guests are eating dinner at Agathon's house?
(a) Working.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Eating.
(d) Thinking.

4. How does Eryximachus define astronomy?
(a) The study of how love orders the stars.
(b) The study of the stars and their opposition to love.
(c) The study of the stars and their agreement with love.
(d) The study of how the stars affect love.

5. Where does Phaedrus think that Achilles was sent after his death?
(a) The Islands of the Blest.
(b) Babylon.
(c) Tenedos.
(d) Ionian Islands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Eryximachus' ancestor, Asclepius, an expert in?

2. How many kinds of love does Pausanius think there are?

3. As explained by Phaedrus, how does Orpheus die as a result of his cowardice?

4. Which goddess does Pausanius associate with love?

5. How does Eryximachus describe Pausanias' speech?

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