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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Socrates say the rival city to Athens was so great?
(a) Their wisdom.
(b) Their social system.
(c) Their physical health.
(d) Their military force.

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

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

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

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

7. What was confusing about Protagoras's speech about virtue?
(a) It had too many unrelated elements.
(b) He cited strange sources.
(c) The words were too obscure.
(d) It was contradictory.

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

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

10. How often did Protagoras say his students would improve?
(a) Monthly.
(b) Hourly.
(c) Weekly.
(d) Daily.

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

12. What is the one thing everything has according to Socrates?
(a) A place.
(b) A use.
(c) A definition.
(d) An opposite.

13. What did Socrates say could never be taught?
(a) Talent.
(b) Virtue.
(c) Truth.
(d) Respect.

14. What did Socrates say all men should want to be?
(a) Knowledgeable.
(b) Loved.
(c) Good speakers.
(d) Understood.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose sons did Protagoras say never learned virtue?

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

3. What did Callias not allow Socrates to do?

4. What is the first question Socrates had for Protagoras?

5. Why was the poem about Simonides brought up?

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