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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6, line 202a to 208a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Diotima think Love is not a god?
(a) Love cannot understand the language of the Gods.
(b) Love can die quickly.
(c) Love cannot make laws.
(d) Love cannot create things.

2. According to Diotima, who is Love's mother?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Poverty.

3. Which one of the following is not included in the things Agathon thinks are associated with love?
(a) Summer rainfall.
(b) Bloom of youth.
(c) Blossoming of flowers.
(d) Springtime.

4. According to Aristophanes, how many faces does man begin with?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

5. On what point do Socrates and Agathon agree?
(a) Love is the love of nothing.
(b) Love is the love of something.
(c) Love has no origin.
(d) Love has multiple origins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the size of the audience that sees Agathon's play?

2. Who has an argument at the end of Aristophanes' speech?

3. Which one of the following is not included in Diotima's list of things that spirits help with?

4. Where does Diotima think that Love sleeps?

5. What example does Pausanius use in explaining the role of tyranny?

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