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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. How did Protagoras describe a good life?

2. What did Socrates think men could actually learn from sophists?

3. Whom did Socrates say was good all the time?

4. Which of the following did Protagoras say sex caused?

5. What trait did Socrates say all brave men had?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Socrates think made one courageous?

2. How did Meno try to define virtue?

3. How did Socrates feel about poetry?

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

5. What kind of things did Socrates say would bring long-term pleasures?

6. Why did Socrates say he could not teach virtue?

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

8. About what did Anytus warn Socrates?

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

10. What did Socrates say happened when we learned new things?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

What are Protagoras's ideas about persuasion, and how did Socrates respond to these ideas?

Essay Topic 3

How did Protagoras's way of expression differ from Socrates' and how did this change the effectiveness of his message?

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