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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. 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 Socrates insisted that Aristodemus be invited.
(c) That the other guests insisted that Aristodemus be invited.
(d) That Agathon forgot to invite Aristodemus the day before.

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

3. As Eryximachus explains, what is harmony composed of?
(a) Neither high nor low notes.
(b) Only low notes.
(c) High and low notes.
(d) Only high notes.

4. According to Aristophanes, why do the "double-man" or "double-woman" creatures marry?
(a) Unknown reasons.
(b) Social conventions.
(c) Status.
(d) Wealth.

5. What does Eryximachus say about his omission of certain things in his speech?
(a) It is intentional.
(b) He cannot remember any more.
(c) It is not intentional.
(d) He maintains that he did not leave anything out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What memory does Aristophanes believe humans are supposed to have of their creation?

2. What does Pausanius think is the true test of a love's class?

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

4. As Pausanius explains, who is the oldest goddess of love's father?

5. How does Eryximachus define symphony?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Phaedrus include the story of Achilles in his speech?

4. In Aristophanes' opinion, what other changes do the gods make to humans, and what is the reason for the changes?

5. What approach does Eryximachus take when speaking about love and how does it differ from the previous speeches?

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

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

8. How well does Apollodorus know Socrates in order to verify the information of what took place at the Symposium?

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

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

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