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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Apollodorus talking with at the beginning of Symposium?
(a) Agathon.
(b) A companion.
(c) A soldier.
(d) Socrates.

2. As Pausanius explains, who is the oldest goddess of love's father?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Uranus.

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

4. What is Apollodorus' old name?
(a) Apollodorus the orator.
(b) Apollodorus the wise man.
(c) Apollodorus the thinker.
(d) Apollodorus the madman.

5. What effect does Phaedrus think Love has on a coward?
(a) It inspires a coward to become a hero.
(b) It causes a coward to think about his or her actions.
(c) It causes a coward to become even more afraid.
(d) It has no effect on a coward.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Agathon, how does love deal with old age?

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

3. How many kinds of love does Pausanius think there are?

4. How does Pausanius describe the love taking place in barbarian countries?

5. What princess does Phaedrus use as an example for a sacrifice made out of Love?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the subject of the speeches at the Symposium decided?

2. What is the difference in the loves that Pausanias describes?

3. What effect does love have on nature and the seasons, as mentioned in the end of Eryximachus' speech?

4. How is Aristodemus' dilemma resolved when he and Socrates arrive at the party?

5. Why is Aristophanes unable to speak after Pausanias as scheduled?

6. How does Phaedrus use Alcestis' story as an example in his speech?

7. What musical example does Eryximachus use to explain the difference between good and bad relationships?

8. How is the story of the Symposium introduced and who is responsible for telling it?

9. How well does Apollodorus know Socrates in order to verify the information of what took place at the Symposium?

10. How is music used by Eryximachus as a metaphor for love?

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