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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. Which of the following did Socrates say gave people an advantage over others?
(a) Good looks.
(b) Healthy bodies.
(c) Wealth.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

2. Who often schemed to conquer Greece in Socrates' time?
(a) The Theban Prince.
(b) The Senators of Rome.
(c) The Pharaoh.
(d) The King of Persia.

3. Why did Meno say some men got bad things?
(a) They did not have virtue.
(b) They were cursed.
(c) They did not know they were bad.
(d) They were trying to get virtue.

4. What did Protagoras say people were overcome by without knowledge?
(a) Pleasures.
(b) Evil.
(c) Pain.
(d) Risks.

5. What did Socrates teach to a person while talking with Meno?
(a) Mythology.
(b) Reading.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Geometry.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what did Protagoras charge fees?

2. What did Protagoras see as courage in men?

3. What kind of definitions did Meno like best?

4. Which of these did Socrates say shape also had?

5. For what kind of party did Socrates say poetry was appropriate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Protagoras feel ashamed about after Socrates' statements about poetry?

2. Why did Socrates say men liked to be entertained by singers and dancers?

3. How did Socrates feel about poetry?

4. How did Socrates define shape?

5. What did Socrates think made one courageous?

6. What point did Protagoras try to make about pleasure?

7. What did Socrates say about immediate pleasures?

8. What did Socrates do with Meno to try to discover what virtue was?

9. What did Socrates say happened when we learned new things?

10. What was ironic about Socrates bringing up a poem from Pindar?

(see the answer keys)

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