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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Agathon, who can love capture?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Dionysus.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Ares.

2. As explained by Diotima, how many people is a young person initially attracted to?
(a) Many.
(b) None.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

3. What characteristics does love have, according to Agathon?
(a) Soft and tender.
(b) Rough, but tender.
(c) Soft and rough.
(d) Soft, but coarse.

4. What are the "statues of Silenus"?
(a) Statues of the gods.
(b) Statues with statues of the gods inside of them.
(c) Statues that are approved by the gods.
(d) Statues that are protected by the gods.

5. What does Socrates ironically state his speech is about?
(a) Neither the truth nor fiction.
(b) The truth.
(c) Both the truth and fiction.
(d) Fiction.

6. In what military campaign do Socrates and Alcibiades participate?
(a) Volos.
(b) Athens.
(c) Argos.
(d) Pireas.

7. How does Alcibiades claim that Socrates assaulted him?
(a) Mentally.
(b) Verbally.
(c) Physically.
(d) He does not claim that Socrates assaulted him.

8. Which one of the following is not used by Diotima to describe Love?
(a) Scheming.
(b) Tough.
(c) Wise.
(d) Poor.

9. How does Diotima define a spirit?
(a) Something that connects mortals and Gods.
(b) Something that causes mortals to fear Gods.
(c) Something that divides mortals and Gods.
(d) Something that does not speak to either mortals or Gods.

10. As explained by Socrates, what is the drive for immortality related to?
(a) The changes and achievements in a person's life.
(b) The changes, but not achievements in a person's life.
(c) Neither the changes nor the achievements in a person's life.
(d) The achievements, but not changes in a person's life.

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

12. In the example Socrates provides, what city's laws are "fathered" by Solon?
(a) Pireas.
(b) Tripoli.
(c) Achames.
(d) Athens.

13. Who does Socrates refer to as an example of a remembered writer?
(a) Aesop.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Homer.
(d) Euripides.

14. According to Diotima, how many people does a young person eventually become attracted to?
(a) Many.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) None.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Socrates' speech, how does he describe someone who searches for wisdom?

2. What does Socrates think about the speeches he has just heard?

3. In Diotima's opinion, who is Love's father?

4. Where does Diotima think that Love sleeps?

5. Which one of the following is not listed by Socrates as an idea that can be transmitted through love?

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