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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. According to Alcibiades, what are Socrates' claims that he knows nothing?
(a) Sarcasm.
(b) An act.
(c) Hypocrisy.
(d) The truth.

2. How does Eryximachus define symphony?
(a) An agreement to disagree.
(b) An agreement.
(c) A disagreement based on a previous agreement.
(d) A disagreement.

3. Where does Phaedrus think that Achilles was sent after his death?
(a) Babylon.
(b) Ionian Islands.
(c) The Islands of the Blest.
(d) Tenedos.

4. What advice does Eryximachus give to Aristophanes before speaking in Part 3?
(a) To write down his thoughts from now on.
(b) To eat faster.
(c) To stop disappearing.
(d) To hold his breath.

5. What is the purpose of Aristophanes' speech, as he indicates after it is finished?
(a) To make fun of both Agathon and Pausanius.
(b) To make fun of Agathon, but not Pausanius.
(c) To make fun of Pausanius, but not Agathon.
(d) Not to make fun of Agathon and Pausanius.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pausanius think is the true test of a love's class?

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

3. How many types of "creatures" does Aristophanes think there were in the beginning of man?

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

5. How does Eryximachus define astronomy?

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