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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, line 190a to 196a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the "art" that Eryximachus refers to as the inspiration for the ideas in his speech?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Painting.
(c) Sculpture.
(d) Prose.

2. Why is Aristophanes unable to speak in his scheduled turn?
(a) He has disappeared.
(b) He has the hiccups.
(c) He is not finished eating.
(d) He cannot remember what he wanted to say.

3. Who interrupts the argument at the end of Part 4?
(a) Pausanius.
(b) Agathon.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Aristophanes.

4. According to Aristophanes, why do the "double-man" or "double-woman" creatures marry?
(a) Status.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Social conventions.
(d) Unknown reasons.

5. According to Phaedrus, who are Love's parents?
(a) The moon and the sun.
(b) The gods.
(c) The earth and the sun.
(d) There is no record of Love's parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many kinds of love does Pausanius think there are?

2. What effect does Phaedrus think Love has on a coward?

3. Where does Pausanius think the laws are perplexing?

4. In Phaedrus' opinion, which ancient Greek writer agrees with Hesiod's theory?

5. What statement about music does Eryximachus think is absurd?

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