Symposium by Plato Quizzes

Symposium by Plato Quiz 1

1 To whom had Apollodorus recently retold the story of the Symposium?
Phaedrus

Glaucon

Aristodemus

Phoenix
2 What is the Agathon's career?
comic poet

philosopher

teacher

tragic writer
3 Who gave Glaucon a faulty account of the dialogues?
Socrates

Aristodemus

Phoenix

Apollodorus
4 Why wasn't the night focused solely on drinking?
Not all of the guests enjoyed wine.

They had celebrated the night before and wanted to drink lightly.

The flute girls had not shown up.

Socrates proposed the night be spent on conversation.
5 Why did Aristodemus go to Agathon's gathering?
He would perform at the gathering.

Agathon invited him.

Aristodemus won a prize the night before.

Socrates invited him.
6 Why did Euryximachus propose the topic of Love?
He was working on a comic play on the subject.

There were no proper hymns written to Love.

He was in love with another guest at Agathon's.

He had recently ended a relationship.
7 Which of the following is NOT a quality Phaedrus addressed to Love?
He imparts guidance to people.

He is the youngest god.

He is the most ancient god.

He is son of Earth and Chaos.
8 Which of the following were awarded the highest honors from the gods for their bravery?
Orpheus and Achilles

Phaedrus and Achilles

Orpheus and Alcestis

Achilles and Alcestis
9 Why was Achilles honored more highly than Alcestis?
He killed someone to avenge Patroclus.

He was a beloved willing to die for his lover.

He was a man.

He was a lover willing to die for his beloved.
10 Phaedrus claims an army made up of ________ would be the best possible system of society.
soldiers

lovers and the boys they love

men and their wives

fathers and their sons
11 According to Pausanias, who are the two goddesses Aphrodites?
Diotima and Urania

Alcestis and Xenophos

Parmenides and Acousileos

Urania and Pandemos
12 Common Aphrodite's Love is felt by:
the vulgar, men attached to money

the vulgar, men attached to intelligent partners

the vulgar, men attached to women

the vulgar, men attached to boys
13 Who experiences Heavenly Love?
Women attracted to women.

Androgynous persons.

Males attracted to males.

Women attracted to males.
14 Who was hiccuping during Pausanias' speech?
Aristophanes

Aristodemus

Agathon

Eryximachus
15 Subjection to a lover for the sake of _______ is above reproach, according to Pausanias.
virtue

beauty

piety

goodness
16 Condemning Love reveals what in rulers?
Lust for money.

Cowardice.

Dullness and stupidity.

Lust for power.
17 Where does Eryximachus say love occurs?
Among aristocrats.

Athens.

Among philosophers.

Everywhere in the universe.
18 Opposites are _______ when animated by the proper species of Love.
distant

in dissonance

unhealthy

in harmony
19 Which of the following create agreement in opposites when guided by love?
Medicine, teaching, and law

Medicine, divination, and teaching

Teaching, law, and music

Medicine, music, and divination
20 What does Eryximachus practice?
Medicine

Law

Writing

Philosophy
21 What did Aristophanes say stopped his hiccups?
Water

Sneeze Treatment

Gargling

Holding his breath
22 What genders existed in Aristophanes' story and who were they born from?
Only androgynous people existed, born from the sun

male born from earth and female from moon

male born from moon, female from sun, and androgynous from earth

male born from sun, female from earth, and androgynous from moon
23 Why did the gods split the humans?
To increase their strength and increase their numbers.

They wanted to wipe out the human race.

To reduce their strength and increase their numbers.

To reduce their strength and reduce their numbers.
24 Where is the wound located from Zeus' cut?
The genitals.

The navel.

The butt.

The heart.
25 How did humans before the split reproduce?
They prayed to the gods.

Through sexual intercourse.

They did not reproduce.

They cast seeds in the ground.