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

2. Which one of the following is not an example that Eryximachus uses to describe the hostile elements?
(a) Bitter and sweet.
(b) Moist and dry.
(c) Hard and soft.
(d) Hot and cold.

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

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

5. According to Socrates, what is the lover directed towards?
(a) What he or she does not have.
(b) What he or she does not understand.
(c) What he or she will never understand.
(d) What he or she already has.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Socrates view people in Alcibiades' view?

2. As used in Eryximachus' speech, what does the word "licentiousness" mean?

3. What complaint does the drunken Alcibiades have at the end of Part 7?

4. What is Aristodemus concerned about as he and Socrates go to the party?

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

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