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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 is Socrates before entering Agathon's house?
(a) The portico of a house that is two houses away.
(b) The dining room of the neighboring house.
(c) The dining room of a house that is two houses away.
(d) The portico of the neighboring house.

2. As Pausanius explains, who is the oldest goddess of love's father?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Uranus.

3. As related by Apollodorus, how many years has Agathon not resided at Athens?
(a) Only one year.
(b) Many years.
(c) Only a few years.
(d) Agathon still resides in Athens.

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

5. Why does Apollodorus think that rich men pity him?
(a) Because they think he is misinformed.
(b) Because they think he is ignorant.
(c) Because they think he is unhappy.
(d) Because they think he is poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Phaedrus, who are Love's parents?

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

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

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

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

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