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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 9, line 220a to line 223d.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Alcibiades, what type of music are Socrates' speeches comparable to?
(a) Piano waltzes.
(b) Tribal drums.
(c) Flute playing.
(d) A string quartet.

2. In Agathon's opinion, what does love compel people to do?
(a) Mostly the right thing, but sometimes the wrong thing.
(b) Mostly the wrong thing, but sometimes the right thing.
(c) The right thing.
(d) The wrong thing.

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

4. As mentioned by Alcibiades, which Greek mathematician's son is also treated badly by Socrates?
(a) Marinus.
(b) Philolaus.
(c) Aristarchus.
(d) Diocles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As explained by Socrates, is love ugly or beautiful?

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

3. Who is Apollodorus talking with at the beginning of Symposium?

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

5. What is the order of the three things in Hesiod's theory, as referenced by Phaedrus?

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