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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. Besides Apollodorus, to whom else has Aristodemus recounted the events of the party?
(a) Philip.
(b) No one.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Glaucon.

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

3. Where does Phaedrus think that Achilles was sent after his death?
(a) Babylon.
(b) Ionian Islands.
(c) The Islands of the Blest.
(d) Tenedos.

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

5. 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 agrees, but adds that he does not know much about it.
(c) He disagrees, because it is a subject that he does not know much about.
(d) He disagrees, although it is a subject that he knows about.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose thoughts inspire the guests to speak about love at the party?

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

3. According to Glaucon, what is the road to Athens made for?

4. What is the size of the audience that sees Agathon's play?

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

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