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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. Which one of the following is not included in Diotima's list of things that spirits help with?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Fortune telling.
(c) Prayers.
(d) Reason.

2. In Alcibiades' opinion, why does Socrates associate with young boys?
(a) He is trying to change them.
(b) He is excited by them.
(c) He is confused by them.
(d) He is reminded of his youth by them.

3. How many kinds of Love are there, according to Diotima?
(a) Many.
(b) Very few.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

4. What example does Socrates use as a tale that has lived throughout generations?
(a) Heracles.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Odysseus.

5. What general definition of Love does Diotima provide?
(a) The desire to have the good forever.
(b) The desire to have neither good nor bad.
(c) The desire to have both good or bad.
(d) The desire to have the bad temporarily.

Short Answer Questions

1. As explained by Socrates, is love ugly or beautiful?

2. In Diotima's opinion, what is the confusing point of Love?

3. As explained by Diotima, how many people is a young person initially attracted to?

4. In what military campaign do Socrates and Alcibiades participate?

5. As explained by Socrates, what is the drive for immortality related to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Diotima and what is significant about the experience Socrates had with her?

2. What are the statues of Silenus and why does Alcibiades include them in his speech?

3. At the conclusion of his speech, what does Socrates states is the true power or purpose of love?

4. What is the definition that Socrates gives of love?

5. What does love have the power to do, according to Agathon?

6. How does Agathon disagree with Phaedrus in the beginning of his speech and why?

7. How does Agathon describe love?

8. Why does Socrates believe that love cannot be beautiful or ugly, and what analogy does he use?

9. Why does Socrates think that love is a spirit?

10. How can men become "pregnant," according to Socrates?

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