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

2. As used in Eryximachus' speech, what does the word "licentiousness" mean?
(a) Lacking restraint.
(b) Containing incomprehensible restraints.
(c) Containing too much restraint.
(d) Imposing restraint.

3. What is the size of the audience that sees Agathon's play?
(a) Fifty thousand.
(b) Forty thousand.
(c) More than thirty thousand.
(d) Less than thirty thousand.

4. Where is Socrates before entering Agathon's house?
(a) The dining room of the neighboring house.
(b) The dining room of a house that is two houses away.
(c) The portico of the neighboring house.
(d) The portico of a house that is two houses away.

5. What does Diotima compare Love to in explaining its features?
(a) An opinion that is neither right nor wrong.
(b) A right opinion.
(c) An opinion that can be perceived as right by some and wrong by others.
(d) A wrong opinion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Diotima think women are helped to give birth?

2. Which one of the following is not included in Diotima's list of things that spirits help with?

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

4. How does Phaedrus describe Love?

5. What memory does Aristophanes believe humans are supposed to have of their creation?

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