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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 types of "creatures" does Aristophanes think there were in the beginning of man?
(a) Four types.
(b) Two types.
(c) Three types.
(d) Five types.

2. Which one of the following is not an example that Eryximachus uses to describe the hostile elements?
(a) Bitter and sweet.
(b) Hot and cold.
(c) Hard and soft.
(d) Moist and dry.

3. What does Pausanius think is the true test of a love's class?
(a) Time.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Past.
(d) Location.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Eryximachus describe Polyhymnia?

2. What does Eryximachus interpret Heraclitus' words to mean?

3. As related by Apollodorus, how many years has Agathon not resided at Athens?

4. How many legs does man have in the beginning, according to Aristophanes?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the different types of the creatures that Aristophanes speaks about?

2. What is the purpose of love, according to Eryximachus?

3. How many kinds of love does Pausanias claim there are and why?

4. What advice does Eryximachus have for Aristophanes before he starts speaking?

5. What is the description of the creature that Aristophanes gives at the beginning of his speech?

6. Who are the parents of love, according to Pausanias?

7. What effect does love have on nature and the seasons, as mentioned in the end of Eryximachus' speech?

8. What is the difference in the loves that Pausanias describes?

9. How does Phaedrus use Alcestis' story as an example in his speech?

10. How does Phaedrum describe love at the beginning of his speech?

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