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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, line 78-87.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Meno say some men got bad things?
(a) They were cursed.
(b) They did not know they were bad.
(c) They did not have virtue.
(d) They were trying to get virtue.

2. What did Socrates want Protagoras to define in his speech?
(a) Statesmen.
(b) Leadership.
(c) Virtue.
(d) Justice.

3. 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.

4. What was the main problem with the rival city to Athens?
(a) They concealed wisdom.
(b) They withheld crops.
(c) They used a different money system.
(d) They started wars.

5. What kind of education did Hippocrates want?
(a) Abstract.
(b) Philosophical.
(c) Literary.
(d) Liberal arts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Protagoras not have a true hometown?

2. What did Socrates say could never be taught?

3. What did Meno compare Socrates to while explaining what he was infected with?

4. Who often schemed to conquer Greece in Socrates' time?

5. How could a man not be virtuous when acquiring good things?

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