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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) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

2. How many legs does man have in the beginning, according to Aristophanes?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

3. According to Pausanius, which type of people partake in the physical form of love?
(a) Confused.
(b) Impatient.
(c) Wise.
(d) Foolish.

4. What memory does Aristophanes believe humans are supposed to have of their creation?
(a) Subconscious or unconscious.
(b) Conscious, and not subconscious.
(c) Unconscious, but not subconscious.
(d) Subconscious, but not unconscious.

5. According to Phaedrus' story, how could Achilles have avoided death?
(a) By not slaying Hector.
(b) By slaying Agamemnon.
(c) By slaying Hector.
(d) By not slaying Agamemnon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who interrupts the argument at the end of Part 4?

2. What was Eryximachus' ancestor, Asclepius, an expert in?

3. Why does Socrates refuse to attend Agathon's sacrifice of victory?

4. How does Socrates appear when he meets Aristodemus before going to the party?

5. As related by Apollodorus, how many years has Agathon not resided at Athens?

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