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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. According to Socrates, which love helps a philosopher reproduce an idea?
(a) The love of generosity.
(b) The love of patience.
(c) The love of intelligence.
(d) The love of beauty.

2. What does Alcibiades assure Socrates of before he begins speaking?
(a) That he will speak only the truth.
(b) That he will add to the truth to make Socrates look better.
(c) That he does not remember the truth.
(d) That he will not speak the truth.

3. How does Agathon describe love?
(a) The weakest of the gods.
(b) The strongest of the gods.
(c) The eldest of the gods.
(d) The youngest of the gods.

4. What complaint does the drunken Alcibiades have at the end of Part 7?
(a) That he missed Socrates' speech.
(b) That Socrates is wiser than him.
(c) That there is no more wine.
(d) That Socrates is sneaking up on him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Socrates view people in Alcibiades' view?

2. What is the source of the Platonic Dialogues?

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

4. Which one of the following is not included in the things Agathon thinks are associated with love?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Agathon describe love?

2. Why does Socrates think that love is a spirit?

3. How does Socrates' theory of passing on knowledge apply to his own life?

4. What examples does Socrates provide of what men can leave behind?

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

6. What accusation does Alcibiades make against Socrates and why?

7. Why does Socrates believe that love cannot be beautiful or ugly, and what analogy does he use?

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

9. How does Diotima help Socrates understand how a person can become a philosopher through love?

10. What suggestion does Alcibiades make, why does Socrates object to it, and how does Alcibiades convince him to allow it?

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