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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3, Line 323-330.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Socrates feel about sophists?
(a) He respected them.
(b) He avoided them.
(c) He hated them.
(d) He feared them.

2. To what did Socrates compare sophist words?
(a) Poison.
(b) Rain.
(c) Stars.
(d) Food.

3. What did Socrates say all men should want to be?
(a) Knowledgeable.
(b) Understood.
(c) Loved.
(d) Good speakers.

4. Who did Protagoras say made it possible for every man to have access to something?
(a) Humans.
(b) The gods.
(c) The animals.
(d) Athena.

5. What did Protagoras say statesmen made to teach virtue?
(a) Training grounds.
(b) All of the answers are correct.
(c) Gymnasiums.
(d) Music halls.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did so many men want to become sophists?

2. As what did Protagoras say he could teach people to be better?

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

4. What did Protagoras say an evil man would always admit to being?

5. Why did Protagoras say evil men should be punished?

(see the answer key)

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