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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. As Aristophanes explains, what part of the body is extra skin used to form?
(a) The nose.
(b) The belly button.
(c) The fingers.
(d) The toes.

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

3. How does Pausanius describe the countries of Elis and Boeotia?
(a) Having eloquence, but no gifts.
(b) Having no gifts or eloquence.
(c) Having gifts, but no eloquence.
(d) Having both eloquence and gifts.

4. Which one of the following is not one of the features that Aristophanes includes in his description of what humans were once like?
(a) They could walk backwards or forwards.
(b) They could roll over at great speeds.
(c) They had four ears.
(d) They could move objects through telepathy.

5. Why do humans walk upright, according to Aristophanes?
(a) They were originally created to walk upright.
(b) They taught themselves to walk upright as a survival instinct.
(c) They were split in half.
(d) They were not as coordinated walking on all fours.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Eryximachus, what elements create rhythm?

2. What is the "art" that Eryximachus refers to as the inspiration for the ideas in his speech?

3. How does Eryximachus describe Polyhymnia?

4. With what animal does Aristophanes compare the "man-woman creatures"?

5. How many years has Apollodorus been talking with Socrates?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the intention of Aristophanes' speech, and what clarification does he add to the end of it?

3. How is Aristodemus' dilemma resolved when he and Socrates arrive at the party?

4. What might be seen as controversial about Pausanias' speech?

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

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

7. How does Socrates first appear when he is introduced in the Symposium?

8. Why do Socrates and Agathon argue after Aristophanes' speech?

9. How does Orpheus become an example used by Phaedrus to depict what not to do?

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

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