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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 Socrates say shaped a person's behavior?
(a) Experiences.
(b) Friends.
(c) Spirit.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

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

3. What did Socrates claim was impossible?
(a) To see the gods.
(b) To be evil.
(c) To please the gods.
(d) To be good.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what did Socrates have Meno apply his theory of learning?

2. Why did Socrates say men liked to look at dancers?

3. How did Meno define virtue?

4. How did the third party in the discussion between Socrates and Meno feel about the people who taught virtue?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Socrates say he could not teach virtue?

2. Why did Meno not like the idea of virtuous living involving the acquisition of nothing?

3. What did Meno compare his conversation to Socrates with, and why?

4. What did Anytus say about people who went to sophists for learning?

5. How did Socrates feel about poetry?

6. About what did Anytus warn Socrates?

7. Why did Socrates say he was honored to be speaking with Protagoras?

8. How did Meno try to define virtue?

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

10. What was Meno's main complaint while talking to Socrates?

(see the answer keys)

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