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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, Lines 317-324.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did a porter slam a door in Socrates' face?
(a) Socrates had no money.
(b) He thought he was a sophist.
(c) He was instructed to do so.
(d) Socrates said something rude.

2. What poet did Protagoras say was really a dophist?
(a) Pericles.
(b) Homer.
(c) All of these.
(d) Hesiod.

3. What did Protagoras want his students to become after studying with him?
(a) Leaders.
(b) Clergy.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Men.

4. What did Hippocrates NOT care about in his education?
(a) Speaking better.
(b) Getting money.
(c) Impressing others.
(d) Learning truth.

5. What is the first question Socrates had for Protagoras?
(a) Where he came from.
(b) Why he was a sophist.
(c) What will he teach Hippocrates?
(d) Where he was going.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the one thing sophists tried to avoid?

2. What was the main question Socrates asked Hippocrates when he came by the house late at night?

3. To what did Socrates compare sophist words?

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

5. Why were sophists accused of taking something away from families?

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