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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Socrates say was not a teachable craft?
(a) Equity.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Religion.
(d) Politics.

2. What did Socrates say his short memory did not allow him to do?
(a) Stay up late.
(b) Attend school.
(c) Listen to long speeches.
(d) Tolerate foolishness.

3. What did Socrates say Hippocrates is letting be molded?
(a) His soul.
(b) His body.
(c) All of the answers are correct.
(d) His mind.

4. Why did Protagoras say evil men should be punished?
(a) To please the gods.
(b) To promote virtue.
(c) To protect others.
(d) To show authority.

5. What was Pericles' occupation?
(a) Speaker.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Statesman.
(d) Priest.

6. What problem did Socrates see with Protagoras's program?
(a) There was no balance in the ideals.
(b) The time line was too long.
(c) It was too vague.
(d) Specific problems need specific skills.

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

8. What did Simonides say it was hard to do?
(a) Live a fair life.
(b) Love another person.
(c) Explain one's thoughts.
(d) Become a good man.

9. What did Protagoras want his students to become after studying with him?
(a) Leaders.
(b) Men.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Clergy.

10. Who was asked about the difference between becoming and being?
(a) Protagoras.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Prodicus.
(d) Simonides.

11. What did Simonides write?
(a) Stories.
(b) Speeches.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Poetry.

12. What frustrated Socrates most when talking to Protagoras?
(a) He stood while speaking.
(b) He gave long speeches.
(c) He did not listen to opposition.
(d) He broke everything into pieces.

13. What did Protagoras say statesmen made to teach virtue?
(a) Music halls.
(b) Training grounds.
(c) Gymnasiums.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

14. What did Protagoras say he was the best for teaching young men?
(a) Mythology.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Justice.
(d) Politics.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who asked the question about the difference between becoming and being?

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

4. Which of the following was NOT a piece of virtue according to Protagoras?

5. Why did Protagoras say many ordinary men were not virtuous?

(see the answer keys)

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