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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6, line 202a to 208a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Agathon's sacrifice of victory take place?
(a) Two days before the party.
(b) Two weeks before the party.
(c) The day before the party.
(d) One week before the party.

2. On what point do Socrates and Agathon agree?
(a) Love is the love of nothing.
(b) Love has no origin.
(c) Love has multiple origins.
(d) Love is the love of something.

3. How does Socrates respond to the idea of speaking about love?
(a) He agrees, adding that it is a subject that he knows about.
(b) He disagrees, because it is a subject that he does not know much about.
(c) He disagrees, although it is a subject that he knows about.
(d) He agrees, but adds that he does not know much about it.

4. In Agathon's opinion, what does love compel people to do?
(a) Mostly the right thing, but sometimes the wrong thing.
(b) The right thing.
(c) Mostly the wrong thing, but sometimes the right thing.
(d) The wrong thing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Agathon explains, where does love bring people together?

2. Which one of the following is not used by Diotima to describe Love?

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

4. In Eryximachus' opinion, what is education in musical terms?

5. How many kinds of Love are there, according to Diotima?

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