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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4, line 95-100.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of definitions did Meno like best?
(a) Concrete definitions.
(b) Rhetorical definitions.
(c) Theoretical definitions.
(d) Philosophical definitions.

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

4. Why did Socrates say Meno did not understand acquiring things?
(a) He was young.
(b) He was rich.
(c) He was old.
(d) He was poor.

5. Why was the poem about Simonides brought up?
(a) To reveal a social interchange.
(b) To show the depth of education.
(c) To prove Protagoras's point.
(d) To change the subject.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Socrates say shaped a person's behavior?

3. Why did Protagoras say evil men should be punished?

4. What kind of education did Hippocrates want?

5. Which of these was NOT one of the good things Socrates said men should want?

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