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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4, Line 330-337.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What problem did Socrates see with Protagoras's program?
(a) Specific problems need specific skills.
(b) There was no balance in the ideals.
(c) The time line was too long.
(d) It was too vague.

2. What did Socrates say holiness was not?
(a) Merciful.
(b) Teachable.
(c) Changeable.
(d) Just.

3. What kind of education did Hippocrates want?
(a) Liberal arts.
(b) Literary.
(c) Philosophical.
(d) Abstract.

4. Which of the following was something Protagoras did NOT teach in his course?
(a) History.
(b) Politics.
(c) Decorum.
(d) Science.

5. What made Protagoras upset when speaking to Socrates?
(a) He used literature to counter himself.
(b) He made some good points.
(c) He spouted anti-sophist beliefs.
(d) He was a better speaker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Protagoras say being a sophist can be?

2. To what did Socrates compare sophist words?

3. Who did Protagoras say made it possible for every man to have access to something?

4. Who defended Socrates?

5. Why did Protagoras say it never paid to conceal sophist beliefs?

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