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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, line 178a to 183d.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Pausanius describe the love taking place in barbarian countries?
(a) Thoughtless.
(b) Meaningful.
(c) Honorable.
(d) Dishonorable.

3. What princess does Phaedrus use as an example for a sacrifice made out of Love?
(a) Alcestis.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Europe.
(d) Ariadne.

4. What example does Pausanius use in explaining the role of tyranny?
(a) Aristogeiton.
(b) Leander.
(c) Alcyone.
(d) Hippolytus.

5. What is the size of the audience that sees Agathon's play?
(a) Forty thousand.
(b) Less than thirty thousand.
(c) Fifty thousand.
(d) More than thirty thousand.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Socrates before entering Agathon's house?

2. What effect does Phaedrus think Love has on a coward?

3. What is the order of the three things in Hesiod's theory, as referenced by Phaedrus?

4. When does Agathon's sacrifice of victory take place?

5. In Pausanius' opinion, how many goddesses of love are there?

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