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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. Who was the goddess of the dead?

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

3. Whom were the only people claiming to teach virtue at the time of Socrates?

4. How did Socrates describe fighting in battles?

5. What did Socrates teach to a person while talking with Meno?

Short Essay Questions

1. What point did Protagoras try to make about pleasure?

2. What did Meno compare his conversation to Socrates with, and why?

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

4. How did Socrates feel about poetry?

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

6. How did Socrates define shape?

7. Why did Meno not like the idea of virtuous living involving the acquisition of nothing?

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

9. Why did Socrates say men liked to be entertained by singers and dancers?

10. What did Socrates say about immediate pleasures?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Plato presented his moral and idea in the form of a conversational setting. Why did he choose to do this, and how did this affect his message?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Socrates claim the verbal word was more powerful than the written word, and what was Meno's response to this idea?

Essay Topic 3

What did Socrates think the role of the Gods were in daily life, and how did this shape his life?

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