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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. Why did Socrates say temperance could not be a part of virtue?
(a) Some people did not like it.
(b) It was too controversial.
(c) There were too many definitions.
(d) It was the opposite of wisdom.

2. What was unacceptable to Socrates in Protagoras's speech?
(a) The bad sources.
(b) The generalities.
(c) The limited scope.
(d) The contradiction.

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

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

5. Why did Protagoras say evil men should be punished?
(a) To please the gods.
(b) To protect others.
(c) To promote virtue.
(d) To show authority.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following was something Protagoras did NOT teach in his course?

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

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

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

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