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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. What memory does Aristophanes believe humans are supposed to have of their creation?
(a) Subconscious, but not unconscious.
(b) Conscious, and not subconscious.
(c) Subconscious or unconscious.
(d) Unconscious, but not subconscious.

2. Who firsts requests drinking in moderation at the party?
(a) Eryximachus.
(b) Aristophanes.
(c) Pausanias.
(d) Aristodemus.

3. How does Alcibiades claim that Socrates assaulted him?
(a) Mentally.
(b) He does not claim that Socrates assaulted him.
(c) Verbally.
(d) Physically.

4. According to Phaedrus' story, how could Achilles have avoided death?
(a) By not slaying Hector.
(b) By slaying Agamemnon.
(c) By slaying Hector.
(d) By not slaying Agamemnon.

5. In Diotima's opinion, what is the confusing point of Love?
(a) It is what the lover might or might not feel.
(b) It is what the lover should not feel.
(c) It is what the lover cannot feel.
(d) It is what the lover feels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who interrupts the argument at the end of Part 4?

2. As explained by Socrates, what is the drive for immortality related to?

3. How drunk does Alcibiades want the other men at the party to be?

4. What is the purpose of Aristophanes' speech, as he indicates after it is finished?

5. According to Socrates, who changes proverbs about Agamemnon and Menelaus?

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