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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What example does Pausanius use in explaining the role of tyranny?

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

3. According to Phaedrus, who are Love's parents?

4. As explained by Phaedrus, how does Orpheus die as a result of his cowardice?

5. In Eryximachus' opinion, what is education in musical terms?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the story of the Symposium introduced and who is responsible for telling it?

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

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

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

7. How is the subject of the speeches at the Symposium decided?

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

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

10. How does Phaedrus use Alcestis' story as an example in his speech?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the way that humans were created and developed, according to Aristophanes' speech. Include the descriptions of the creatures themselves, the purposes for the changes made to them, and how they formed relationships and married. Also, analyze how the speech by Aristophanes might highlight a broader point about the need for answers during the time of the Ancient Greeks.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the questions that Socrates asks Agathon at the beginning of his speech. Include the point of the questions, the logic that Socrates uses, Agathon's responses, and Socrates' purpose for asking them.

Essay Topic 3

Phaedrus speaks about the way people will fight and/or die for love.

1) Summarize Phaedrus' opinion of love and its ability to motivate people.

2) Describe the story of Alcestis as it is used in Phaedrus' speech.

3) Compare the stories of Achilles and Orpheus in the way they are referenced by Phaedrus.

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