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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 9, line 220a to line 223d.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Alcibiades compare Socrates to in his speech?
(a) Melanthios.
(b) Athenion.
(c) Marsyas.
(d) Eumaros.

2. What kind of literature does Agathon thank love for inspiring?
(a) Myths.
(b) Plays.
(c) Tragedies.
(d) Poetry.

3. What reason does Socrates give for why people fight in wars?
(a) They are really fighting a war within themselves.
(b) They think their names will live on.
(c) They consider the enemy to be evil.
(d) They believe in the causes they fight for.

4. How does Socrates view people in Alcibiades' view?
(a) He does not care if they are rich, as long as they are beautiful.
(b) He prefers them to be both beautiful and rich.
(c) He does not care if they are beautiful, as long as they are rich.
(d) He does not care if they are beautiful or rich.

5. As Agathon explains, where does love bring people together?
(a) Parties.
(b) Anywhere and everywhere.
(c) Politics.
(d) The battlefield.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides having a child with a woman, how does Socrates think that some men express their "pregnancy"?

2. According to Diotima, who is Love's mother?

3. Why does Apollodorus have pity for rich men?

4. How does Phaedrus describe Love?

5. In Eryximachus' opinion, what is education in musical terms?

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