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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7, line 352-362.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Prodicus say gave him true praise?
(a) Listening to intelligent discussions.
(b) Seeing students become wise.
(c) Hearing their party win.
(d) Agreeing in debates.

2. What did Socrates say controlled most men?
(a) Virtue.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Pleasures.

3. As what did Protagoras say he could teach people to be better?
(a) Being students.
(b) Being citizens.
(c) Being soldiers.
(d) Being men.

4. What did Callias not allow Socrates to do?
(a) Insult Protagoras.
(b) Enroll his son in Protagoras's program.
(c) Leave his house,
(d) Use fables to prove a point.

5. What did Socrates say immediate pleasure could cause?
(a) Long term pain.
(b) Relief.
(c) Lasting wealth.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Socrates think men could actually learn from sophists?

2. To what did Protagoras compare the parts of virtue?

3. What was the main idea about being something?

4. What was unacceptable to Socrates in Protagoras's speech?

5. Who changed the method of inquiry in the dialogue between Socrates and Protagoras?

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