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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 Protagoras say kept some men from doing good things?

2. Why did Meno say some men got bad things?

3. What did Pindar call knowledge?

4. What was the occupation of the father of the third party in the dialogue between Meno and Socrates?

5. How could a man not be virtuous when acquiring good things?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Socrates define fear?

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

3. What did Socrates say about immediate pleasures?

4. What was ironic about Socrates bringing up a poem from Pindar?

5. What was the first thing Meno asked Socrates?

6. Why did Socrates say cowards did not fight in battles?

7. How did Meno try to define virtue?

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

9. About what did Anytus warn Socrates?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Protagoras used a very detailed analogy to present his idea on virtue. What was this analogy, what did it mean, and how did the people hearing this analogy respond to it?

Essay Topic 2

What kind of relationship did Socrates have with Hippocrates, and what effect did this have on his encounter with Socrates?

Essay Topic 3

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

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