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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. In Pausanius' view, who is the father of the youngest goddess of love?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Uranus.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Apollo.

2. Where does Phaedrus think that Achilles was sent after his death?
(a) The Islands of the Blest.
(b) Tenedos.
(c) Ionian Islands.
(d) Babylon.

3. How does Eryximachus define symphony?
(a) An agreement to disagree.
(b) A disagreement based on a previous agreement.
(c) A disagreement.
(d) An agreement.

4. According to Phaedrus' story, how could Achilles have avoided death?
(a) By slaying Agamemnon.
(b) By not slaying Agamemnon.
(c) By not slaying Hector.
(d) By slaying Hector.

5. As Eryximachus explains, what is harmony composed of?
(a) Only low notes.
(b) High and low notes.
(c) Only high notes.
(d) Neither high nor low notes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pausanius think the laws are perplexing?

2. What is the "art" that Eryximachus refers to as the inspiration for the ideas in his speech?

3. According to Phaedrus, which other motive is able to implant as well as Love?

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

5. With what animal does Aristophanes compare the "man-woman creatures"?

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