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The Symposium

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Who is the author of 'The Symposium'?
In which form is 'The Symposium' written?DialogueProsePoetrySonnet
What is the central theme of 'The Symposium'?
In 'The Symposium', who gives the first speech praising love?PhaedrusAgathonSocratesAristophanes
According to Socrates, who is the source of his speech about love in 'The Symposium'?
Who hosts the banquet in 'The Symposium'?AgathonPhaedrusAristophanesEryximachus
What does 'Symposium' literally mean?
Who claims in his speech in 'The Symposium' that love does not occur only between humans but also in animals?EryximachusAgathonSocratesAlcibiades
Who interrupts the banquet in 'The Symposium'?AlcibiadesSocratesPhaedrusAristophanes
To what does Alcibiades compare Socrates in 'The Symposium'?