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?

Phoenix

Phaedrus

Aristodemus

Glaucon
2 What is the Agathon's career?

comic poet

tragic writer

teacher

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

Aristodemus

Socrates

Apollodorus

Phoenix
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.

Socrates proposed the night be spent on conversation.

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

Socrates invited him.

Agathon invited him.

He would perform at the gathering.

Aristodemus won a prize the night before.
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 had recently ended a relationship.

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

Orpheus and Achilles
9 Why was Achilles honored more highly than Alcestis?

He was a beloved willing to die for his lover.

He was a man.

He killed someone to avenge Patroclus.

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.

lovers and the boys they love

soldiers

fathers and their sons

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

Parmenides and Acousileos

Urania and Pandemos

Diotima and Urania

Alcestis and Xenophos
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.

Males attracted to males.

Androgynous persons.
14 Who was hiccuping during Pausanias' speech?

Eryximachus

Aristophanes

Aristodemus

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

goodness

virtue

beauty

piety
16 Condemning Love reveals what in rulers?

Cowardice.

Lust for money.

Lust for power.

Dullness and stupidity.
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.

distant

in dissonance

in harmony

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

Medicine, divination, and teaching

Medicine, music, and divination

Medicine, teaching, and law

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

Law

Philosophy

Writing

Medicine
21 What did Aristophanes say stopped his hiccups?

Sneeze Treatment

Gargling

Water

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 sun, female from earth, and androgynous from moon

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

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

To increase their strength and increase their numbers.

To reduce their strength and increase their numbers.

They wanted to wipe out the human race.

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

The genitals.

The butt.

The heart.

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

They cast seeds in the ground.

They prayed to the gods.

They did not reproduce.

Through sexual intercourse.

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