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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 Pindar write?

2. What did Pindar call knowledge?

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

4. What did Socrates say shaped a person's behavior?

5. What part of man did Pindar say was immortal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Protagoras feel ashamed about after Socrates' statements about poetry?

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

3. What did Socrates say about immediate pleasures?

4. What did Socrates think made one courageous?

5. How did Socrates define fear?

6. What did Anytus say after hearing the news of Protagoras's death?

7. Why did Socrates compare men to bees?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Protagoras feel the need to give lengthy and literate speeches, and what does this reveal about his personality?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What was the poem by Simonides about, and how did this direct the dialogue between Protagoras and Socrates?

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