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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1, 70-78.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Socrates say men would have to do to get their greatest pleasure?
(a) Wait and bide their time.
(b) Endure some pain.
(c) Forego certain pleasures.
(d) Have some foresight.

2. Why did Socrates say men liked to look at dancers?
(a) So they did not have to converse.
(b) So they could be aroused.
(c) So they could express their emotions.
(d) So they could feel motivated.

3. What kind of speeches was Protagoras good at giving?
(a) Rhetorical speeches.
(b) All of the answers are correct.
(c) Memorized speeches.
(d) Symbolic speeches.

4. Which of the following was something Protagoras did NOT teach in his course?
(a) Politics.
(b) History.
(c) Decorum.
(d) Science.

5. To what did Protagoras compare the parts of virtue?
(a) The letters of the alphabet.
(b) The parts of a face.
(c) The links in a chain.
(d) The pieces of a puzzle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do families say sophists take away from them?

2. What did Socrates say was Prometheus's best trait?

3. What did Protagoras say statesmen made to teach virtue?

4. What did Socrates say controlled most men?

5. Who stole fire?

(see the answer key)

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