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

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

3. What did Meno say he became infected with while talking to Socrates?
(a) Theology.
(b) Generosity.
(c) Diatribe.
(d) Confusion.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who joined the dialogue between Socrates and Meno?

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

3. What did Socrates say shaped a person's behavior?

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

5. For what did Protagoras charge fees?

Short Essay Questions

1. About what did Anytus warn Socrates?

2. What did Socrates think made one courageous?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What did Socrates say men should compare to choose the right thing to do?

9. Why did Socrates compare men to bees?

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

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