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Symposium Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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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 Polyhymnia?
(a) Manipulative.
(b) Vulgar.
(c) Misunderstood.
(d) Cunning.

2. What is the size of the audience that sees Agathon's play?
(a) Forty thousand.
(b) More than thirty thousand.
(c) Less than thirty thousand.
(d) Fifty thousand.

3. What is Eryximachus' suggestion for the flute-girl?
(a) That she play for herself or the women.
(b) That she continue to play as the guests speak.
(c) That she stop playing only when Socrates speaks.
(d) That she stop playing.

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

5. Why does Apollodorus think that rich men pity him?
(a) Because they think he is misinformed.
(b) Because they think he is poor.
(c) Because they think he is ignorant.
(d) Because they think he is unhappy.

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

7. What is Apollodorus' old name?
(a) Apollodorus the madman.
(b) Apollodorus the orator.
(c) Apollodorus the wise man.
(d) Apollodorus the thinker.

8. What fear does Aristophanes have before making his speech?
(a) That people will not understand it.
(b) That people will disagree with it.
(c) That people will laugh at it.
(d) That people will not enjoy it.

9. What does Eryximachus interpret Heraclitus' words to mean?
(a) Music is the further division of opposites.
(b) Music features similar and opposite factors.
(c) Music features only similar factors.
(d) Music has a reconciliation of opposites.

10. In Phaedrus' opinion, which ancient Greek writer agrees with Hesiod's theory?
(a) Callinus.
(b) Acusilaus.
(c) Tyrtaeus.
(d) Archilochus.

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

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

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

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

15. What does astronomy inform people of, according to Eryximachus?
(a) The best ways to make sacrifices.
(b) When to make sacrifices.
(c) Which sacrifices to make.
(d) Why to make sacrifices.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Socrates respond to the idea of speaking about love?

2. What does Eryximachus say about his omission of certain things in his speech?

3. How is the muse, Urania, described in Eryximachus' speech?

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

5. Who firsts requests drinking in moderation at the party?

(see the answer keys)

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