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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hippocrates tell Socrates when he stopped by the house late at night?
(a) Protagoras was coming.
(b) He needed a new change.
(c) Plato was looking for him.
(d) The police were looking for him.

2. What did Socrates warn Hippocrates about when he came to the house late at night?
(a) Being too eager to learn.
(b) Losing his family and friends.
(c) Taking on words as truth too easily.
(d) Offending the wrong people.

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

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

5. What was the one thing sophists tried to avoid?
(a) Corruption.
(b) Falsity.
(c) Pain.
(d) Criticism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the main problem with the rival city to Athens?

2. What did Protagoras do when he got upset with Socrates?

3. Who focused the debate on semantics?

4. Who stole fire?

5. What did Simonides say it was hard to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Protagoras's big talent during the dialogue?

2. Why did Socrates not think Protagoras's educational plan would work?

3. Why did Protagoras say many sons of leaders were not great leaders?

4. Why did a man slam a door in Socrates' face?

5. How did Protagoras say he would teach boys virtue?

6. To what did Protagoras compare the attributes of virtue?

7. What did Protagoras say about evil men?

8. What did Protagoras say statesmen had done to promote virtue?

9. How did Protagoras make money?

10. How did Protagoras say men learned virtue?

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