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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the one thing sophists tried to avoid?

2. In what city did Socrates live?

3. Why was the poem about Simonides brought up?

4. What did Protagoras say every man had access to?

5. What did Socrates have to do to be allowed to ask questions again?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Protagoras want his pupils to become?

2. What was trying to be proved when Simonides' poem was brought up?

3. What did Prodicus say was the difference between being a good man and becoming a good man?

4. Why did the men try to set up a mediator?

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

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

7. What frustrated Socrates when he was speaking with Protagoras?

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

9. What did Socrates do when he was questioned by Protagoras?

10. Why did Socrates say he did not think Protagoras could teach virtue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Education was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the people most affected by this theme, and how did they allow education to change their lives?

Essay Topic 2

What were some of the mythological stories related in these dialogues, and what did they add to the discussions?

Essay Topic 3

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

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