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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Socrates say the rival city to Athens showed their superiority?
(a) By securing their borders.
(b) By being brief and to the point.
(c) By starting wars.
(d) By caring for their own people.

2. How did Socrates feel about virtue being separated into parts?
(a) He agreed whole-heartedly.
(b) He hated the idea.
(c) He understood it.
(d) He was confused by it.

3. What did Protagoras say men received at the creation?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Skills.
(c) Souls.
(d) Claws.

4. Why were sophists accused of taking something away from families?
(a) They teach in far away places.
(b) They are bold and loud.
(c) They teach strange ideas.
(d) They teach young pupils.

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

6. What did Socrates compare men to after Protagoras said there are some good things and some bad things for man?
(a) Animals.
(b) Gods.
(c) Plants.
(d) Mineral.

7. Who stole fire?
(a) Epimetheus.
(b) Athena.
(c) Prometheus.
(d) Venus.

8. What were fables used to teach boys?
(a) All of the answers are correct.
(b) Virtue.
(c) Reading.
(d) History.

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

10. What was the main idea about being something?
(a) Pretending to have traits.
(b) Achieving traits.
(c) All of the answers are correct.
(d) Maintaining traits.

11. What was the main question Socrates asked Hippocrates when he came by the house late at night?
(a) How will you pay for this?
(b) What have you done about this?
(c) What will he teach you?
(d) What do you want in life?

12. Why did they try to set up a mediator?
(a) To monitor the questions.
(b) To monitor the audience.
(c) To control Protagoras.
(d) To control Socrates.

13. What did Socrates say holiness was not?
(a) Teachable.
(b) Just.
(c) Changeable.
(d) Merciful.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How often did Protagoras say his students would improve?

2. What was unacceptable to Socrates in Protagoras's speech?

3. What did Protagoras say he was the best for teaching young men?

4. How did the audience respond to Protagoras's speech about virtue?

5. Who said Simonides thought noble men were bad?

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