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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose thoughts inspire the guests to speak about love at the party?
(a) Aristodemus.
(b) Agathon.
(c) Phaedrus.
(d) Pausanias.

2. What memory does Aristophanes believe humans are supposed to have of their creation?
(a) Subconscious or unconscious.
(b) Unconscious, but not subconscious.
(c) Conscious, and not subconscious.
(d) Subconscious, but not unconscious.

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

4. Why is Aristophanes unable to speak in his scheduled turn?
(a) He is not finished eating.
(b) He has disappeared.
(c) He cannot remember what he wanted to say.
(d) He has the hiccups.

5. What news does Agathon give to Aristodemus when he arrives?
(a) That Socrates insisted that Aristodemus be invited.
(b) That Agathon forgot to invite Aristodemus the day before.
(c) That the other guests insisted that Aristodemus be invited.
(d) That Agathon could not find Aristodemus to invite him the day before.

6. Who requests that Socrates sit near him at the party?
(a) Eryximachus.
(b) Agathon.
(c) Aristophanes.
(d) Aristodemus.

7. In Eryximachus' opinion, what can the best physician do?
(a) Analyze the different forms of love.
(b) Separate the different forms of love.
(c) Ignore love's existence.
(d) Appreciate the different forms of love.

8. According to Glaucon, what is the road to Athens made for?
(a) Trouble.
(b) Conversation.
(c) Adventure.
(d) Amazement.

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

10. Where does Phaedrus think that Achilles was sent after his death?
(a) Babylon.
(b) Ionian Islands.
(c) The Islands of the Blest.
(d) Tenedos.

11. As Pausanius explains, who is the oldest goddess of love's father?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Uranus.
(d) Poseidon.

12. What effect does Phaedrus think Love has on a coward?
(a) It has no effect on a coward.
(b) It inspires a coward to become a hero.
(c) It causes a coward to become even more afraid.
(d) It causes a coward to think about his or her actions.

13. How does Socrates respond to the idea of speaking about love?
(a) He agrees, but adds that he does not know much about it.
(b) He disagrees, because it is a subject that he does not know much about.
(c) He disagrees, although it is a subject that he knows about.
(d) He agrees, adding that it is a subject that he knows about.

14. What is the "art" that Eryximachus refers to as the inspiration for the ideas in his speech?
(a) Sculpture.
(b) Painting.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Prose.

15. According to Eryximachus, what elements create rhythm?
(a) Short, medium length, and long.
(b) Medium length and long.
(c) Short and medium length.
(d) Short and long.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eryximachus believe to be the source of pestilence and destruction in nature?

2. What advice does Eryximachus give to Aristophanes before speaking in Part 3?

3. In Eryximachus' opinion, what is education in musical terms?

4. How does Eryximachus define astronomy?

5. Which goddess does Pausanius associate with love?

(see the answer keys)

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