Symposium by Plato Quizzes

Symposium by Plato Quiz 1

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

Aristodemus

Phaedrus

Phoenix
2 What is the Agathon's career?
tragic writer

comic poet

philosopher

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

Phoenix

Apollodorus

Aristodemus
4 Why wasn't the night focused solely on drinking?
Socrates proposed the night be spent on conversation.

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

The flute girls had not shown up.

Not all of the guests enjoyed wine.
5 Why did Aristodemus go to Agathon's gathering?
Aristodemus won a prize the night before.

Agathon invited him.

He would perform at the gathering.

Socrates invited him.
6 Why did Euryximachus propose the topic of Love?
He had recently ended a relationship.

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

He is the most ancient god.

He is son of Earth and Chaos.

He is the youngest god.
8 Which of the following were awarded the highest honors from the gods for their bravery?
Orpheus and Alcestis

Orpheus and Achilles

Phaedrus and Achilles

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

He was a lover willing to die for his beloved.

He was a beloved willing to die for his lover.

He was a man.
10 Phaedrus claims an army made up of ________ would be the best possible system of society.
fathers and their sons

men and their wives

soldiers

lovers and the boys they love
11 According to Pausanias, who are the two goddesses Aphrodites?
Diotima and Urania

Parmenides and Acousileos

Alcestis and Xenophos

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

the vulgar, men attached to money

the vulgar, men attached to intelligent partners

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

Women attracted to males.

Androgynous persons.

Males attracted to males.
14 Who was hiccuping during Pausanias' speech?
Aristodemus

Aristophanes

Eryximachus

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

goodness

piety

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

Dullness and stupidity.

Cowardice.

Lust for power.
17 Where does Eryximachus say love occurs?
Everywhere in the universe.

Among aristocrats.

Athens.

Among philosophers.
18 Opposites are _______ when animated by the proper species of Love.
unhealthy

distant

in harmony

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

Medicine, divination, and teaching

Medicine, music, and divination

Teaching, law, and music
20 What does Eryximachus practice?
Law

Writing

Medicine

Philosophy
21 What did Aristophanes say stopped his hiccups?
Sneeze Treatment

Water

Holding his breath

Gargling
22 What genders existed in Aristophanes' story and who were they born from?
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

Only androgynous people existed, born from the sun
23 Why did the gods split the humans?
They wanted to wipe out the human race.

To reduce their strength and reduce their numbers.

To reduce their strength and increase their numbers.

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

The genitals.

The heart.

The navel.
25 How did humans before the split reproduce?
Through sexual intercourse.

They did not reproduce.

They prayed to the gods.

They cast seeds in the ground.