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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. How did Socrates describe fighting in battles?
(a) Honorable.
(b) Strange.
(c) Necessary.
(d) Despicable.

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

3. How many parts of virtue did Protagoras say there were?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

4. What mathematical device did Socrates use when talking about pain measurement?
(a) Trigonometry.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) Geometry.
(d) Calculus.

5. What did Socrates say fear was?
(a) Anticipation.
(b) Reactions.
(c) Proof.
(d) Knowledge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of person did Socrates say could not lead a government?

2. What was the key to having all five pieces of virtue?

3. Why did Meno say some men got bad things?

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

5. Where did the dialogue between Meno and Socrates take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Socrates think made one courageous?

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

4. How did Meno try to define virtue?

5. What did Anytus say after hearing the news of Protagoras's death?

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

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

8. How did Socrates use the idea of geometry in his discussion about pleasure?

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

10. Why did Socrates say cowards did not fight in battles?

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