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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 8, line 214a to 220a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Agathon, who can love capture?
(a) Dionysus.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Ares.
(d) Poseidon.

2. What effect does Phaedrus think Love has on a coward?
(a) It inspires a coward to become a hero.
(b) It has no effect on a coward.
(c) It causes a coward to become even more afraid.
(d) It causes a coward to think about his or her actions.

3. How does Diotima think a young person should interact with beautiful minds?
(a) Exchange knowledge and ideas with them.
(b) Only gain knowledge from them.
(c) Only give ideas to them.
(d) Neither gain knowledge nor give ideas to them.

4. As explained by Alcibiades, how does Socrates make him feel?
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Bold.
(d) Ashamed.

5. What reason does Socrates give for why people fight in wars?
(a) They are really fighting a war within themselves.
(b) They believe in the causes they fight for.
(c) They consider the enemy to be evil.
(d) They think their names will live on.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates tell Alcibiades about his political efforts?

2. According to Diotima, who is Love's mother?

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

4. How does Eryximachus define astronomy?

5. According to Pausanius, which type of people partake in the physical form of love?

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