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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. Why did they try to set up a mediator?

2. What problem did Socrates see with Protagoras's program?

3. What kind of speeches was Protagoras good at giving?

4. Whom did Simonides criticize?

5. Why did so many men want to become sophists?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Whom did Simonides criticize in his poem?

3. To what did Protagoras compare the attributes of virtue?

4. What did Protagoras say about evil men?

5. How did Protagoras say men learned virtue?

6. What did Socrates say he would teach Protagoras in the dialogue and how?

7. What made Socrates angry, and how did he respond to this?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Hippocrates was a person whose minor presence made a big difference in the discussion. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

What are the four sources of inspiration, according to Socrates, and what are some key examples of each of these?

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