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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, line 190a to 196a.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Socrates appear when he meets Aristodemus before going to the party?
(a) Bathed, but not in sandals.
(b) Bathed and in sandals.
(c) Wearing sandals, but not bathed.
(d) Neither bathed nor wearing sandals.

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

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

5. Which country does Pausanius use as an example of barbarian laws?
(a) Ionia.
(b) Armolia.
(c) Lithio.
(d) Olympi.

Short Answer Questions

1. As explained by Phaedrus, how does Orpheus die as a result of his cowardice?

2. How does Socrates respond to the idea of speaking about love?

3. Which goddess does Pausanius associate with love?

4. How is the muse, Urania, described in Eryximachus' speech?

5. What causes the "man-woman" creatures in Aristophanes' story to become adulterers?

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