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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, Line 337-344.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Protagoras say being a sophist can be?
(a) Rewarding.
(b) Simple.
(c) Challenging.
(d) Controversial.

5. What frustrated Socrates most when talking to Protagoras?
(a) He stood while speaking.
(b) He broke everything into pieces.
(c) He gave long speeches.
(d) He did not listen to opposition.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Socrates say the rival city to Athens showed their superiority?

2. Why did a porter slam a door in Socrates' face?

3. What did Protagoras want his students to become after studying with him?

4. Who asked the question about the difference between becoming and being?

5. What did Socrates say was the opposite of wisdom?

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