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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. Where does Pausanius think the laws are perplexing?
(a) Leonidio.
(b) Lacedaemon.
(c) Therapni.
(d) Tripoli.

2. Who firsts requests drinking in moderation at the party?
(a) Aristodemus.
(b) Eryximachus.
(c) Aristophanes.
(d) Pausanias.

3. Who has an argument at the end of Aristophanes' speech?
(a) Socrates and Aristophanes.
(b) Socrates and Agathon.
(c) Socrates, Aristophanes, and Agathon.
(d) Aristophanes and Agathon.

4. In Alcibiades' opinion, why does Socrates associate with young boys?
(a) He is confused by them.
(b) He is trying to change them.
(c) He is excited by them.
(d) He is reminded of his youth by them.

5. Besides Apollodorus, to whom else has Aristodemus recounted the events of the party?
(a) Philip.
(b) Glaucon.
(c) No one.
(d) Phoenix.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Eryximachus explains, what is harmony composed of?

2. Why is Aristophanes unable to speak in his scheduled turn?

3. What reason does Socrates give for why people fight in wars?

4. How does Diotima define a spirit?

5. How does Eryximachus define astronomy?

(see the answer key)

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