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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. What is Socrates doing while the other guests are eating dinner at Agathon's house?
(a) Thinking.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Eating.
(d) Working.

2. According to Pausanius, which type of people partake in the physical form of love?
(a) Wise.
(b) Impatient.
(c) Foolish.
(d) Confused.

3. What does Eryximachus say about his omission of certain things in his speech?
(a) It is not intentional.
(b) He maintains that he did not leave anything out.
(c) It is intentional.
(d) He cannot remember any more.

4. How does Homer describe love's feet in the passage quoted by Agathon?
(a) Determined.
(b) Quick.
(c) Heavy.
(d) Sensitive.

5. According to Alcibiades, what type of music are Socrates' speeches comparable to?
(a) A string quartet.
(b) Flute playing.
(c) Tribal drums.
(d) Piano waltzes.

Short Answer Questions

1. As explained by Socrates, what is the drive for immortality related to?

2. Which goddess does Pausanius associate with love?

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

4. According to Alcibiades, what are Socrates' claims that he knows nothing?

5. Why is Aristophanes unable to speak in his scheduled turn?

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