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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. Who changed the method of inquiry in the dialogue between Socrates and Protagoras?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Prodicus.
(c) Simonides.
(d) Protagoras.

2. What made Protagoras upset when speaking to Socrates?
(a) He used literature to counter himself.
(b) He spouted anti-sophist beliefs.
(c) He made some good points.
(d) He was a better speaker.

3. What was the rival city to Athens?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Thessaly.
(c) Rome.
(d) Thebes.

4. What part of man did Pindar say was immortal?
(a) The body.
(b) The soul.
(c) The memory.
(d) The mind.

5. What did Socrates say was the opposite of wisdom?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Folly.
(c) Temperance.
(d) Knowledge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Protagoras say every man had access to?

2. Why did Socrates say the rival city to Athens was so great?

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

4. What kind of diet did Socrates promote in his statement about pain?

5. Why did Socrates agree to meet with Protagoras?

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