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

2. Who has an argument at the end of Aristophanes' speech?
(a) Socrates, Aristophanes, and Agathon.
(b) Aristophanes and Agathon.
(c) Socrates and Aristophanes.
(d) Socrates and Agathon.

3. Whose thoughts inspire the guests to speak about love at the party?
(a) Agathon.
(b) Pausanias.
(c) Phaedrus.
(d) Aristodemus.

4. What is the "art" that Eryximachus refers to as the inspiration for the ideas in his speech?
(a) Prose.
(b) Sculpture.
(c) Painting.
(d) Medicine.

5. What does Eryximachus believe to be the source of pestilence and destruction in nature?
(a) When a season refuses to change on time.
(b) When a season is overtaken by untested love.
(c) When a season changes before its time.
(d) When a season is overtaken by violent love.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Socrates, who changes proverbs about Agamemnon and Menelaus?

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

3. According to Aristophanes, how many faces does man begin with?

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

5. How does Eryximachus describe Pausanias' speech?

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