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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. For what did Protagoras charge fees?

2. What did Protagoras say made some men wrongly confident?

3. What did Socrates' theory of learning give people the courage to do?

4. What bad thing did Socrates say caused a greater good?

5. What did Socrates say immediate pleasure could cause?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Meno try to define virtue?

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

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

5. How did Socrates define fear?

6. How did Socrates define shape?

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

8. What did Socrates say about immediate pleasures?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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