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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. Who requests that Socrates sit near him at the party?
(a) Agathon.
(b) Aristophanes.
(c) Aristodemus.
(d) Eryximachus.

2. According to Pausanius, what is the love of the body rather than the soul?
(a) Evil.
(b) Forbidden.
(c) Hypocritical.
(d) Nonexistent.

3. How does Socrates respond to the idea of speaking about love?
(a) He agrees, adding that it is a subject that he knows about.
(b) He disagrees, although it is a subject that he knows about.
(c) He agrees, but adds that he does not know much about it.
(d) He disagrees, because it is a subject that he does not know much about.

4. How many kinds of love does Pausanius think there are?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

5. In Pausanius' view, who is the father of the youngest goddess of love?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Uranus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides Apollodorus, to whom else has Aristodemus recounted the events of the party?

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

3. What news does Agathon give to Aristodemus when he arrives?

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

5. In Phaedrus' opinion, which ancient Greek writer agrees with Hesiod's theory?

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