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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Eryximachus describe Pausanias' speech?
(a) A fair beginning with a lame ending.
(b) A lame beginning with a lame ending.
(c) A fair beginning with a fair ending.
(d) A lame beginning with a fair ending.

2. In Pausanius' opinion, how many goddesses of love are there?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

3. How does Socrates appear when he meets Aristodemus before going to the party?
(a) Bathed, but not in sandals.
(b) Wearing sandals, but not bathed.
(c) Neither bathed nor wearing sandals.
(d) Bathed and in sandals.

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

5. What example does Pausanius use in explaining the role of tyranny?
(a) Alcyone.
(b) Leander.
(c) Hippolytus.
(d) Aristogeiton.

6. According to Eryximachus, how many kinds of love exist in the human body?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

7. What is one of the points that Eryximachus makes with Urania's story?
(a) The acceptance of the temperate.
(b) The avoidance of the temperate.
(c) The acceptance of the intemperate.
(d) The avoidance of the intemperate.

8. According to Phaedrus, who are Love's parents?
(a) The gods.
(b) There is no record of Love's parents.
(c) The earth and the sun.
(d) The moon and the sun.

9. How does Pausanius describe the love taking place in barbarian countries?
(a) Meaningful.
(b) Honorable.
(c) Thoughtless.
(d) Dishonorable.

10. According to Phaedrus, which other motive is able to implant as well as Love?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Kindred.
(c) No other motive.
(d) Honor.

11. As used in Eryximachus' speech, what does the word "licentiousness" mean?
(a) Imposing restraint.
(b) Containing incomprehensible restraints.
(c) Lacking restraint.
(d) Containing too much restraint.

12. Why do humans walk upright, according to Aristophanes?
(a) They were split in half.
(b) They were originally created to walk upright.
(c) They were not as coordinated walking on all fours.
(d) They taught themselves to walk upright as a survival instinct.

13. According to Aristophanes, how many faces does man begin with?
(a) Three.
(b) None.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

14. What does Aristophanes state that mankind does not understand?
(a) The necessity of Love.
(b) The hypocrisy of Love.
(c) The wisdom of Love.
(d) The power of Love.

15. In Aristophanes' opinion, why do the gods make changes to humans?
(a) Out of mercy for humans.
(b) To make sure that humans stay inferior.
(c) To earn the humans' trust and gratitude.
(d) Out of the need for perfection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the size of the audience that sees Agathon's play?

2. How many legs does man have in the beginning, according to Aristophanes?

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

4. How does Aristophanes define love?

5. Where does Pausanius think the laws are perplexing?

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