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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. Besides having a child with a woman, how does Socrates think that some men express their "pregnancy"?
(a) By multiplying their ideas.
(b) By spreading their ideas.
(c) By formulating their ideas.
(d) By changing their ideas.

2. Who interrupts the argument at the end of Part 4?
(a) Aristophanes.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Pausanius.
(d) Agathon.

3. How many legs does man have in the beginning, according to Aristophanes?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Eight.

4. Why is Aristophanes unable to speak in his scheduled turn?
(a) He cannot remember what he wanted to say.
(b) He has the hiccups.
(c) He has disappeared.
(d) He is not finished eating.

5. Why does Socrates object to Alcibiades' idea for a speech?
(a) He fears the others will not understand it.
(b) He fears Alcibiades will not be accurate.
(c) He fears something confidential will be revealed.
(d) He fears something nasty will be said.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the muse, Urania, described in Eryximachus' speech?

3. Where does Pausanius think the laws are perplexing?

4. According to Aristophanes, how many faces does man begin with?

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

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