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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. Whom did Socrates say was good all the time?

2. Why did Socrates say Meno did not understand acquiring things?

3. What did Socrates equate with being good?

4. What did Protagoras say people were overcome by without knowledge?

5. What kind of entertainment did Socrates say poetry was?

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 point did Protagoras try to make about pleasure?

4. How did Socrates feel about poetry?

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

6. What was Meno's main complaint while talking to Socrates?

7. How did Meno try to define virtue?

8. How did Socrates define fear?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were some of the mythological stories related in these dialogues, and what did they add to the discussions?

Essay Topic 2

What was a sophist, and how did Socrates feel about them? How did this general idea of sophists shape the direction of the discussion in this book?

Essay Topic 3

What was the definition given to bravery in this book, and how did this relate to the discussion on virtue?

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