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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 were teachers' real responsibility?
(a) To create new substance.
(b) To enhance worldly experiences.
(c) To inspire pupils.
(d) To help people recollect knowledge.

2. What did Socrates say all good men had?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Flaws.
(c) Scars.
(d) Talents.

3. What did Socrates think men could actually learn from sophists?
(a) Literature.
(b) Religion.
(c) Measurement.
(d) Virtue.

4. What bad thing did Socrates say caused a greater good?
(a) Aging.
(b) Punishment.
(c) Pain.
(d) Injustice.

5. What did Socrates say caused courage in men?
(a) Virtue.
(b) Love.
(c) Experience.
(d) Nature.

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

7. What did Socrates say immediate pleasure could cause?
(a) Lasting wealth.
(b) Long term pain.
(c) All of the answers are correct.
(d) Relief.

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

9. With whom was Protagoras especially popular?
(a) Old men.
(b) Children.
(c) Young women.
(d) Young men.

10. Why did Meno say the definition of virtue changed?
(a) It melded with the governments.
(b) It had many elements.
(c) It meant different things to different people.
(d) It fulfilled the gods' desires.

11. Whom did Socrates say was good all the time?
(a) The gods.
(b) Women.
(c) Animals.
(d) Men.

12. Why did Socrates say he could not teach virtue?
(a) He was too busy.
(b) He had never tried.
(c) He did not possess it.
(d) He could not define it.

13. Who ended the dialogue between Protagoras and Socrates?
(a) Plato.
(b) Protagoras.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Meno.

14. Who joined the dialogue between Socrates and Meno?
(a) Anytus.
(b) Protagoras.
(c) Sophocles.
(d) Plato.

15. For what kind of party did Socrates say poetry was appropriate?
(a) Literary Parties.
(b) Wine parties.
(c) Philosophical parties.
(d) Political parties.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these was NOT one of the good things Socrates said men should want?

2. What did Socrates teach to a person while talking with Meno?

3. What attribute did Socrates say men in battle had to have?

4. Who often schemed to conquer Greece in Socrates' time?

5. What did Socrates say controlled most men?

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