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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 8, line 214a to 220a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Phaedrus describe Love?
(a) A friend to the gods.
(b) The eldest of the gods.
(c) A relative of the gods.
(d) The youngest of the gods.

2. Whose permission does Socrates seek before asking Agathon questions?
(a) Aristophanes.
(b) Eryximachus.
(c) Phaedrus.
(d) Pausanius.

3. According to Glaucon, what is the road to Athens made for?
(a) Adventure.
(b) Trouble.
(c) Amazement.
(d) Conversation.

4. What has Socrates caused Alcibiades to realize?
(a) That others do not approve of his lifestyle.
(b) That he needs to change his lifestyle.
(c) That he should not change his lifestyle.
(d) That no one is aware of his lifestyle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What general definition of Love does Diotima provide?

2. For what does Socrates give Agathon credit?

3. How does Homer describe love's feet in the passage quoted by Agathon?

4. According to Phaedrus' story, how could Achilles have avoided death?

5. As explained to Socrates by Diotima, what event brings Love's mother and father together?

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