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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, 184a to 190a.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why are the speeches between Phaedrus and Pausanias left out of Aristodemus' account?
(a) They are incomplete.
(b) He does not think they are worth including.
(c) He does not remember them.
(d) There are no speeches between Phaedrus and Pausanias.

3. In Eryximachus' opinion, what can the best physician do?
(a) Ignore love's existence.
(b) Appreciate the different forms of love.
(c) Analyze the different forms of love.
(d) Separate the different forms of love.

4. How does Socrates feel about drinking?
(a) He can either drink a lot, a little, or not at all.
(b) He does not drink at all.
(c) He can only drink a lot or not at all.
(d) He can only drink a little or not at all.

5. Who is Apollodorus talking with at the beginning of Symposium?
(a) A companion.
(b) Agathon.
(c) A soldier.
(d) Socrates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the points that Eryximachus makes with Urania's story?

2. Who firsts requests drinking in moderation at the party?

3. What is Aristodemus concerned about as he and Socrates go to the party?

4. What is Apollodorus' old name?

5. What does astronomy inform people of, according to Eryximachus?

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