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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. How does Homer describe love's feet in the passage quoted by Agathon?
(a) Heavy.
(b) Quick.
(c) Determined.
(d) Sensitive.

2. What was Eryximachus' ancestor, Asclepius, an expert in?
(a) Gymnastic and husbandry.
(b) Neither gymnastic nor husbandry.
(c) Gymnastic, but not husbandry.
(d) Husbandry, but not gymnastic.

3. As explained by Socrates, what is the drive for immortality related to?
(a) The achievements, but not changes in a person's life.
(b) The changes and achievements in a person's life.
(c) The changes, but not achievements in a person's life.
(d) Neither the changes nor the achievements in a person's life.

4. According to Socrates, which love helps a philosopher reproduce an idea?
(a) The love of intelligence.
(b) The love of generosity.
(c) The love of patience.
(d) The love of beauty.

5. In Socrates' opinion, what usually happens to the children of people who invent laws?
(a) They are remembered.
(b) They are forgotten.
(c) They are disrespected.
(d) They are respected.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Agathon's speech does Socrates compliment?

2. In Agathon's opinion, what does love compel people to do?

3. Whose permission does Socrates seek before asking Agathon questions?

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

5. What characteristics does love have, according to Agathon?

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