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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Socrates feel about drinking?
(a) He can only drink a little or not at all.
(b) He can only drink a lot or not at all.
(c) He can either drink a lot, a little, or not at all.
(d) He does not drink at all.

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

3. According to Pausanius, what is the love of the body rather than the soul?
(a) Hypocritical.
(b) Forbidden.
(c) Nonexistent.
(d) Evil.

4. Which country does Pausanius use as an example of barbarian laws?
(a) Armolia.
(b) Lithio.
(c) Olympi.
(d) Ionia.

5. In Eryximachus' opinion, what is education in musical terms?
(a) The criticism of new songs.
(b) The analysis of an existing composition.
(c) The composition of new songs.
(d) The correct performance of an existing composition.

6. As explained by Phaedrus, how does Orpheus die as a result of his cowardice?
(a) He is dragged through the streets.
(b) He is beaten with clubs.
(c) At the hands of women.
(d) He is thrown off of a cliff.

7. What are the doors like when Aristodemus reaches Agathon's house?
(a) They are slightly open.
(b) They are closed and locked.
(c) They are closed, but unlocked.
(d) They are wide open.

8. What does Eryximachus say about his omission of certain things in his speech?
(a) It is not intentional.
(b) It is intentional.
(c) He maintains that he did not leave anything out.
(d) He cannot remember any more.

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

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

11. Why are the speeches between Phaedrus and Pausanias left out of Aristodemus' account?
(a) He does not remember them.
(b) They are incomplete.
(c) He does not think they are worth including.
(d) There are no speeches between Phaedrus and Pausanias.

12. As Eryximachus explains, what is harmony composed of?
(a) Neither high nor low notes.
(b) Only low notes.
(c) Only high notes.
(d) High and low notes.

13. What is the order of the three things in Hesiod's theory, as referenced by Phaedrus?
(a) First Earth, then Love and Chaos.
(b) First Love, then Earth and Chaos.
(c) First Chaos, then Earth and Love.
(d) First Earth, then Chaos and Love.

14. How does Eryximachus define symphony?
(a) An agreement to disagree.
(b) A disagreement.
(c) A disagreement based on a previous agreement.
(d) An agreement.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Eryximachus define astronomy?

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

3. When does Agathon's sacrifice of victory take place?

4. In Aristophanes' opinion, why do the gods make changes to humans?

5. According to Eryximachus, how many kinds of love exist in the human body?

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