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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 explained by Alcibiades, how does Socrates make him feel?
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Bold.
(d) Afraid.
2. As explained to Socrates by Diotima, what event brings Love's mother and father together?
(a) Athena's birth.
(b) Artemis' birth.
(c) Alcmene's birth.
(d) Aphrodite's birth.
3. In Diotima's opinion, what does a potential philosopher learn about beautiful minds?
(a) They have the same importance as beautiful bodies.
(b) They are more important than beautiful bodies.
(c) Neither beautiful minds nor bodies are important.
(d) They are less important than beautiful bodies.
4. What kind of literature does Agathon thank love for inspiring?
(a) Myths.
(b) Tragedies.
(c) Plays.
(d) Poetry.
5. Where is Diotima, Socrates' teacher, from?
(a) Levidi.
(b) Mantineia.
(c) Dimitsana.
(d) Tripoli.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Alcibiades, what tactic does not work with Socrates?
2. How does Socrates view people in Alcibiades' view?
3. Which one of the following is not listed by Socrates as an idea that can be transmitted through love?
4. As explained by Socrates, which images can the young philosopher understand and reproduce?
5. Who does Alcibiades request to listen to the story of his extreme actions with Socrates?
Short Essay Questions
1. How can men become "pregnant," according to Socrates?
2. What are the statues of Silenus and why does Alcibiades include them in his speech?
3. What events does Alcibiades describe in his speech, and how do they show that Socrates cannot be bribed?
4. Why does Socrates think that love is a spirit?
5. What suggestion does Alcibiades make, why does Socrates object to it, and how does Alcibiades convince him to allow it?
6. According to Alcibiades, what effect did Socrates have on him?
7. At the conclusion of his speech, what does Socrates states is the true power or purpose of love?
8. What is Alcibiades' condition when he interrupts the party, and what does he encourage the other guests to do?
9. How does Socrates' theory of passing on knowledge apply to his own life?
10. How does Diotima help Socrates understand how a person can become a philosopher through love?
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