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

2. In Phaedrus' opinion, which ancient Greek writer agrees with Hesiod's theory?
(a) Archilochus.
(b) Tyrtaeus.
(c) Acusilaus.
(d) Callinus.

3. Which goddess does Pausanius associate with love?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Hera.
(d) Athena.

4. What is the order of the three things in Hesiod's theory, as referenced by Phaedrus?
(a) First Love, then Earth and Chaos.
(b) First Earth, then Chaos and Love.
(c) First Earth, then Love and Chaos.
(d) First Chaos, then Earth and Love.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Pausanius' opinion, how many goddesses of love are there?

2. Who is Apollodorus talking with at the beginning of Symposium?

3. Who interrupts the argument at the end of Part 4?

4. According to Eryximachus, how many kinds of love exist in the human body?

5. Who firsts requests drinking in moderation at the party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting of the Symposium and the circumstances around it?

2. How is music used by Eryximachus as a metaphor for love?

3. Where is Socrates when Aristodemus arrives at Agathon's house?

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

5. Why is Aristophanes unable to speak after Pausanias as scheduled?

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

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

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

9. As Eryximachus explains, what is the role of a doctor in healing a patient?

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

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