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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7, line 208a to 214a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What characteristics does love have, according to Agathon?
(a) Rough, but tender.
(b) Soft and rough.
(c) Soft and tender.
(d) Soft, but coarse.

2. How does Eryximachus describe Polyhymnia?
(a) Manipulative.
(b) Misunderstood.
(c) Cunning.
(d) Vulgar.

3. As explained by Socrates, which images can the young philosopher understand and reproduce?
(a) Virtue and wisdom, but not beauty.
(b) Virtue and beauty, but not wisdom.
(c) Beauty and wisdom, but not virtue.
(d) Virtue, beauty, and wisdom.

4. According to Agathon, who can love capture?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Dionysus.
(c) Ares.
(d) Apollo.

5. According to Agathon, what effect does love have on bad things?
(a) It has no effect on them.
(b) It removes them.
(c) It has very little effect on them.
(d) It increases them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Socrates, which love helps a philosopher reproduce an idea?

3. How is the muse, Urania, described in Eryximachus' speech?

4. What reason does Socrates give for why people fight in wars?

5. As Eryximachus explains, what is harmony composed of?

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