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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 did Socrates say was not a teachable craft?
(a) Politics.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Equity.
(d) Religion.

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

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

4. Why did Socrates agree to meet with Protagoras?
(a) To have a spirited debate.
(b) To learn knowledge.
(c) To prove a point to Hippocrates.
(d) To get his money's worth.

5. Why were sophists accused of taking something away from families?
(a) They teach in far away places.
(b) They are bold and loud.
(c) They teach strange ideas.
(d) They teach young pupils.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Protagoras say men received at the creation?

2. What did Protagoras say the animals received at the creation?

3. Whose sons did Protagoras say never learned virtue?

4. What was confusing about Protagoras's speech about virtue?

5. What is the first question Socrates had for Protagoras?

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