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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 types of "creatures" does Aristophanes think there were in the beginning of man?
(a) Four types.
(b) Two types.
(c) Three types.
(d) Five types.

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

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. Besides Apollodorus, to whom else has Aristodemus recounted the events of the party?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) Glaucon.
(c) No one.
(d) Philip.

5. Which goddess does Pausanius associate with love?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Athena.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Hera.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why are the speeches between Phaedrus and Pausanias left out of Aristodemus' account?

3. How does Eryximachus define symphony?

4. What does Eryximachus say about his omission of certain things in his speech?

5. Which one of the following is not an example that Eryximachus uses to describe the hostile elements?

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