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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. Which one of the following is not listed by Socrates as an idea that can be transmitted through love?
(a) Government.
(b) Virtue.
(c) War.
(d) Politics.

2. According to Socrates, what is the lover directed towards?
(a) What he or she already has.
(b) What he or she does not have.
(c) What he or she does not understand.
(d) What he or she will never understand.

3. According to Socrates, what ideas can a man become "pregnant" with?
(a) How to best run a city and the nation.
(b) How to fight wars.
(c) How to resolve conflict without wars.
(d) How to raise children.

4. According to Alcibiades, what tactic does not work with Socrates?
(a) Flattery.
(b) Bribery.
(c) Fear.
(d) Manipulation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Diotima's opinion, what does a potential philosopher learn about beautiful minds?

2. How drunk does Alcibiades want the other men at the party to be?

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

4. According to Agathon, what effect does love have on bad things?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Socrates, what is the origin of love?

2. What events does Alcibiades describe in his speech, and how do they show that Socrates cannot be bribed?

3. What does Socrates think the function of love is?

4. How does Agathon describe love?

5. At the conclusion of his speech, what does Socrates states is the true power or purpose of love?

6. What is Alcibiades' condition when he interrupts the party, and what does he encourage the other guests to do?

7. According to Alcibiades, what effect did Socrates have on him?

8. What are the statues of Silenus and why does Alcibiades include them in his speech?

9. What is the definition that Socrates gives of love?

10. What does love have the power to do, according to Agathon?

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