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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 did Hippocrates NOT care about in his education?

2. What did Protagoras do when he got upset with Socrates?

3. Why did Protagoras say it never paid to conceal sophist beliefs?

4. Who was asked about the difference between becoming and being?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Protagoras say many sons of leaders were not great leaders?

2. How did Socrates respond when a door was slammed in his face?

3. Whom did Simonides criticize in his poem?

4. What did Protagoras say about evil men?

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

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

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

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

9. What did Hippocrates hope to learn from 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

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

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 3

What are the different ideas given about love and virtue, and how did they differ from each other?

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