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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Pausanius think the laws are perplexing?
(a) Tripoli.
(b) Therapni.
(c) Leonidio.
(d) Lacedaemon.

2. How does Eryximachus describe Polyhymnia?
(a) Vulgar.
(b) Manipulative.
(c) Misunderstood.
(d) Cunning.

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

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

5. According to Socrates, who changes proverbs about Agamemnon and Menelaus?
(a) Plutarch.
(b) Livy.
(c) Plato.
(d) Homer.

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

7. Who interrupts the argument at the end of Part 4?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Agathon.
(c) Aristophanes.
(d) Pausanius.

8. According to Phaedrus' story, how could Achilles have avoided death?
(a) By not slaying Hector.
(b) By not slaying Agamemnon.
(c) By slaying Agamemnon.
(d) By slaying Hector.

9. In Pausanius' view, who is the father of the youngest goddess of love?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Uranus.
(d) Zeus.

10. Why does Apollodorus have pity for rich men?
(a) Because they think they are doing nothing when they are doing something.
(b) Because they think they are doing something when they are doing nothing.
(c) Because they never seem to have enough money no matter how much they make.
(d) Because they have more money than they can possibly spend.

11. Besides Apollodorus, to whom else has Aristodemus recounted the events of the party?
(a) No one.
(b) Philip.
(c) Glaucon.
(d) Phoenix.

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

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

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

15. What does Eryximachus believe to be the source of pestilence and destruction in nature?
(a) When a season is overtaken by untested love.
(b) When a season changes before its time.
(c) When a season is overtaken by violent love.
(d) When a season refuses to change on time.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Aristophanes, how many faces does man begin with?

3. Why does Apollodorus think that rich men pity him?

4. According to Glaucon, what is the road to Athens made for?

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

(see the answer keys)

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