Symposium by Plato Quizzes

Symposium by Plato Quiz 1

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

Phoenix

Glaucon

Phaedrus
2 What is the Agathon's career?
philosopher

tragic writer

teacher

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

Phoenix

Aristodemus

Apollodorus
4 Why wasn't the night focused solely on drinking?
They had celebrated the night before and wanted to drink lightly.

Socrates proposed the night be spent on conversation.

Not all of the guests enjoyed wine.

The flute girls had not shown up.
5 Why did Aristodemus go to Agathon's gathering?
Agathon invited him.

Socrates invited him.

Aristodemus won a prize the night before.

He would perform at the gathering.
6 Why did Euryximachus propose the topic of Love?
There were no proper hymns written to Love.

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

He had recently ended a relationship.

He was working on a comic play on the subject.
7 Which of the following is NOT a quality Phaedrus addressed to Love?
He imparts guidance to people.

He is son of Earth and Chaos.

He is the youngest god.

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

Phaedrus and Achilles

Orpheus and Achilles

Orpheus and Alcestis
9 Why was Achilles honored more highly than Alcestis?
He was a beloved willing to die for his lover.

He killed someone to avenge Patroclus.

He was a lover willing to die for his beloved.

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

soldiers

lovers and the boys they love

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

Parmenides and Acousileos

Urania and Pandemos

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

the vulgar, men attached to women

the vulgar, men attached to intelligent partners

the vulgar, men attached to boys
13 Who experiences Heavenly Love?
Androgynous persons.

Women attracted to women.

Males attracted to males.

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

Eryximachus

Agathon

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

piety

beauty

goodness
16 Condemning Love reveals what in rulers?
Dullness and stupidity.

Lust for power.

Lust for money.

Cowardice.
17 Where does Eryximachus say love occurs?
Among philosophers.

Among aristocrats.

Athens.

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

unhealthy

distant

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

Teaching, law, and music

Medicine, teaching, and law

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

Law

Writing

Philosophy
21 What did Aristophanes say stopped his hiccups?
Gargling

Holding his breath

Sneeze Treatment

Water
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?
They wanted to wipe out the human race.

To increase their strength and increase their numbers.

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 butt.

The navel.

The genitals.

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

They cast seeds in the ground.

They did not reproduce.

They prayed to the gods.