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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. What is Apollodorus' old name?
(a) Apollodorus the thinker.
(b) Apollodorus the wise man.
(c) Apollodorus the madman.
(d) Apollodorus the orator.

2. In Phaedrus' opinion, which ancient Greek writer agrees with Hesiod's theory?
(a) Callinus.
(b) Acusilaus.
(c) Archilochus.
(d) Tyrtaeus.

3. With what animal does Aristophanes compare the "man-woman creatures"?
(a) Turtles.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Birds.
(d) Fish.

4. Where does Pausanius think the laws are perplexing?
(a) Lacedaemon.
(b) Leonidio.
(c) Tripoli.
(d) Therapni.

5. How does Eryximachus define astronomy?
(a) The study of how the stars affect love.
(b) The study of the stars and their opposition to love.
(c) The study of the stars and their agreement with love.
(d) The study of how love orders the stars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What news does Agathon give to Aristodemus when he arrives?

3. Why do humans walk upright, according to Aristophanes?

4. What does Eryximachus interpret Heraclitus' words to mean?

5. According to Aristophanes, why do the "double-man" or "double-woman" creatures marry?

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