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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 Diotima, how many people does a young person eventually become attracted to?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Many.

2. Why does Socrates object to Alcibiades' idea for a speech?
(a) He fears the others will not understand it.
(b) He fears Alcibiades will not be accurate.
(c) He fears something nasty will be said.
(d) He fears something confidential will be revealed.

3. What causes the "man-woman" creatures in Aristophanes' story to become adulterers?
(a) Anger.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Fear.

4. According to Socrates, which love helps a philosopher reproduce an idea?
(a) The love of beauty.
(b) The love of intelligence.
(c) The love of generosity.
(d) The love of patience.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Agathon, what effect does love have on bad things?

2. How does Eryximachus describe Pausanias' speech?

3. What is Apollodorus' old name?

4. Who does Socrates refer to as an example of a remembered writer?

5. What effect does Phaedrus think Love has on a coward?

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