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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many legs does man have in the beginning, according to Aristophanes?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.
2. What news does Agathon give to Aristodemus when he arrives?
(a) That Agathon could not find Aristodemus to invite him the day before.
(b) That the other guests insisted that Aristodemus be invited.
(c) That Socrates insisted that Aristodemus be invited.
(d) That Agathon forgot to invite Aristodemus the day before.
3. What are the doors like when Aristodemus reaches Agathon's house?
(a) They are slightly open.
(b) They are closed, but unlocked.
(c) They are closed and locked.
(d) They are wide open.
4. Why does Socrates refuse to attend Agathon's sacrifice of victory?
(a) He does not agree with Agathon's victory.
(b) He fears the crowd.
(c) He does not approve of many of the guests.
(d) He fears not enough people would be there.
5. What memory does Aristophanes believe humans are supposed to have of their creation?
(a) Conscious, and not subconscious.
(b) Subconscious, but not unconscious.
(c) Unconscious, but not subconscious.
(d) Subconscious or unconscious.
Short Answer Questions
1. What statement about music does Eryximachus think is absurd?
2. How does Pausanius describe the countries of Elis and Boeotia?
3. According to Phaedrus, who are Love's parents?
4. In Eryximachus' opinion, what is education in musical terms?
5. How does Socrates respond to the idea of speaking about love?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do Socrates and Agathon argue after Aristophanes' speech?
2. How is Aristodemus' dilemma resolved when he and Socrates arrive at the party?
3. As Eryximachus explains, what is the role of a doctor in healing a patient?
4. Why is Aristophanes unable to speak after Pausanias as scheduled?
5. What advice does Eryximachus have for Aristophanes before he starts speaking?
6. What do Socrates and Aristodemus talk about on the way to the house and what is Aristodemus' dilemma?
7. According to Aristophanes, how did humans begin to walk upright?
8. What effect does love have on nature and the seasons, as mentioned in the end of Eryximachus' speech?
9. What is the purpose of love, according to Eryximachus?
10. How does Orpheus become an example used by Phaedrus to depict what not to do?
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