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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Socrates agree to meet with Protagoras?
(a) To have a spirited debate.
(b) To prove a point to Hippocrates.
(c) To learn knowledge.
(d) To get his money's worth.

2. To what did Protagoras say men should have a spirit of holiness?
(a) The gods.
(b) Fellowmen.
(c) Their ancestors.
(d) Virtuous living.

3. What did Protagoras say an evil man would always admit to being?
(a) Strange.
(b) Good.
(c) Evil.
(d) Honest.

4. What did Protagoras say the animals received at the creation?
(a) Claws.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Skills.
(d) Souls.

5. What did Socrates have to do to be allowed to ask questions again?
(a) Answer to the mediator.
(b) Control his temper.
(c) Take a break.
(d) Answer some questions.

6. What did Callias not allow Socrates to do?
(a) Leave his house,
(b) Enroll his son in Protagoras's program.
(c) Use fables to prove a point.
(d) Insult Protagoras.

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

8. What was unacceptable to Socrates in Protagoras's speech?
(a) The limited scope.
(b) The generalities.
(c) The bad sources.
(d) The contradiction.

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

10. Who focused the debate on semantics?
(a) Prodicus.
(b) Protagoras.
(c) Socrates.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

11. What was the one thing sophists tried to avoid?
(a) Falsity.
(b) Corruption.
(c) Pain.
(d) Criticism.

12. On what did Protagoras say was the most important thing to spend money?
(a) Food.
(b) Education.
(c) Charity.
(d) Building materials.

13. How did Socrates feel about sophists?
(a) He hated them.
(b) He respected them.
(c) He feared them.
(d) He avoided them.

14. What benefit did Protagoras say wealthy men had over poor men?
(a) They could focus on learning.
(b) They had more virtue.
(c) They could pay for schools.
(d) They had clearer visions.

15. What do families say sophists take away from them?
(a) Their values.
(b) Their beliefs.
(c) Their youth.
(d) Their unity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Socrates say temperance could not be a part of virtue?

2. What is the one thing everything has according to Socrates?

3. Who defended Socrates?

4. As what did Protagoras say he could teach people to be better?

5. Who said Simonides thought noble men were bad?

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