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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. Where does Pausanius think the laws are perplexing?
(a) Tripoli.
(b) Therapni.
(c) Leonidio.
(d) Lacedaemon.

2. As explained to Socrates by Diotima, what event brings Love's mother and father together?
(a) Athena's birth.
(b) Alcmene's birth.
(c) Artemis' birth.
(d) Aphrodite's birth.

3. As explained by Socrates, what is the drive for immortality related to?
(a) The changes and achievements in a person's life.
(b) The achievements, but not changes in a person's life.
(c) The changes, but not achievements in a person's life.
(d) Neither the changes nor the achievements in a person's life.

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

5. According to Diotima's explanation, what will beasts die to protect?
(a) Their offspring.
(b) Status.
(c) Love.
(d) Their pride.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Agathon's speech does Socrates compliment?

2. According to Phaedrus, which other motive is able to implant as well as Love?

3. With what animal does Aristophanes compare the "man-woman creatures"?

4. How many times has Alcibiades invited Socrates over for dinner?

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

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