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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 Diotima, who is Love's mother?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Intelligence.

2. According to Agathon, how does love deal with old age?
(a) It runs away.
(b) It embraces it.
(c) It fights it.
(d) It is unaware of it.

3. How does Eryximachus define symphony?
(a) An agreement to disagree.
(b) An agreement.
(c) A disagreement.
(d) A disagreement based on a previous agreement.

4. According to Alcibiades, what are Socrates' claims that he knows nothing?
(a) The truth.
(b) Sarcasm.
(c) An act.
(d) Hypocrisy.

5. As used in Eryximachus' speech, what does the word "licentiousness" mean?
(a) Lacking restraint.
(b) Imposing restraint.
(c) Containing incomprehensible restraints.
(d) Containing too much restraint.

Short Answer Questions

1. As explained by Alcibiades, how does Socrates make him feel?

2. According to Alcibiades, what tactic does not work with Socrates?

3. What complaint does the drunken Alcibiades have at the end of Part 7?

4. How does Pausanius describe the love taking place in barbarian countries?

5. What does Alcibiades assure Socrates of before he begins speaking?

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