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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, line 196a to 202a.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As explained by Phaedrus, how does Orpheus die as a result of his cowardice?
(a) He is beaten with clubs.
(b) He is thrown off of a cliff.
(c) He is dragged through the streets.
(d) At the hands of women.

3. What example does Pausanius use in explaining the role of tyranny?
(a) Hippolytus.
(b) Alcyone.
(c) Leander.
(d) Aristogeiton.

4. When does Agathon's sacrifice of victory take place?
(a) Two days before the party.
(b) One week before the party.
(c) Two weeks before the party.
(d) The day before the party.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Eryximachus give to Aristophanes before speaking in Part 3?

2. What does astronomy inform people of, according to Eryximachus?

3. What is Socrates doing while the other guests are eating dinner at Agathon's house?

4. How does Pausanius describe the countries of Elis and Boeotia?

5. Besides Apollodorus, to whom else has Aristodemus recounted the events of the party?

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