Symposium by Plato Quizzes

Symposium by Plato Quiz 1

By Karla Jimenez · Edited by Aaron Suduiko · Last reviewed January 13, 2015

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

Phaedrus

Glaucon

Phoenix

Aristodemus
2 What is the Agathon's career?

teacher

comic poet

tragic writer

philosopher
3 Who gave Glaucon a faulty account of the dialogues?

Apollodorus

Socrates

Phoenix

Aristodemus
4 Why wasn't the night focused solely on drinking?

The flute girls had not shown up.

Socrates proposed the night be spent on conversation.

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

Not all of the guests enjoyed wine.
5 Why did Aristodemus go to Agathon's gathering?

Socrates invited him.

Aristodemus won a prize the night before.

Agathon invited him.

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 was working on a comic play on the subject.

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

He is son of Earth and Chaos.

He imparts guidance to people.

He is the most ancient god.

He is the youngest 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 lover willing to die for his beloved.

He was a beloved willing to die for his lover.

He killed someone to avenge Patroclus.

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

men and their wives

lovers and the boys they love
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 women

the vulgar, men attached to intelligent partners

the vulgar, men attached to boys

the vulgar, men attached to money
13 Who experiences Heavenly Love?

Androgynous persons.

Women attracted to males.

Women attracted to women.

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

Aristophanes

Eryximachus

Agathon

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

piety

beauty

goodness

virtue
16 Condemning Love reveals what in rulers?

Lust for power.

Lust for money.

Dullness and stupidity.

Cowardice.
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.

unhealthy

in dissonance

distant

in harmony
19 Which of the following create agreement in opposites when guided by love?

Medicine, divination, and teaching

Medicine, teaching, and law

Teaching, law, and music

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

Law

Writing

Philosophy

Medicine
21 What did Aristophanes say stopped his hiccups?

Water

Sneeze Treatment

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

Only androgynous people existed, born from the sun

male born from sun, female from earth, and androgynous from moon
23 Why did the gods split the humans?

To reduce their strength and reduce their numbers.

To reduce their strength and increase their numbers.

To increase their strength and increase their numbers.

They wanted to wipe out the human race.
24 Where is the wound located from Zeus' cut?

The heart.

The navel.

The butt.

The genitals.
25 How did humans before the split reproduce?

They prayed to the gods.

They cast seeds in the ground.

They did not reproduce.

Through sexual intercourse.