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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the occupation of the father of the third party in the dialogue between Meno and Socrates?
(a) Sophist.
(b) Business man.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Senator.

2. What did Pindar call knowledge?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Learning.
(c) Memories.
(d) Stimulation.

3. Which of the following did Protagoras say sex caused?
(a) Disease.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

4. Which of these did Socrates say shape also had?
(a) Objectivity.
(b) Boundary.
(c) Texture.
(d) Comparison.

5. What was the key to having all five pieces of virtue?
(a) Nature.
(b) Education.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Courage.

6. Of what did Socrates say virtue would have to be a variety?
(a) Faith.
(b) Soul.
(c) Personality.
(d) Knowledge.

7. What attribute did Socrates say men in battle had to have?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Courage.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

8. How did Protagoras describe a good life?
(a) Patient.
(b) Particular.
(c) Pleasurable.
(d) Pleasing.

9. Who was the goddess of the dead?
(a) Venus.
(b) Athena.
(c) Persephone.
(d) Hestia.

10. What did Socrates often do when he wanted to learn new things?
(a) Tapped into his inner knowledge.
(b) Prayed for the wisdom.
(c) Read about it.
(d) Paid an expert.

11. How did Meno know Gorgias?
(a) He was his nephew.
(b) He was his uncle.
(c) He was his student.
(d) He was his brother.

12. Why did Protagoras not have a true hometown?
(a) His town was destroyed.
(b) He was banished from his town.
(c) He traveled for a living.
(d) He was an orphan.

13. Where did the dialogue between Meno and Socrates take place?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Rome.
(c) Thebes.
(d) Athens.

14. What did Socrates say virtue meant to leaders?
(a) Teaching followers.
(b) Having mercy.
(c) Dealing with justice.
(d) Having an objective mind.

15. How did the third party in the discussion between Socrates and Meno feel about the people who taught virtue?
(a) He hated them.
(b) He was afraid of them.
(c) He was confused by them.
(d) He agreed with them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Meno compare Socrates to while explaining what he was infected with?

2. What did Socrates say all men should learn to do to gauge the greater good?

3. What bad thing did Socrates say caused a greater good?

4. What did Socrates say shape had?

5. Why did Socrates say strength would not be a part of virtue?

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