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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4, line 95-100.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Socrates say was not a teachable craft?
(a) Politics.
(b) Religion.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Equity.

2. How many parts of virtue did Protagoras say there were?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

3. Which of the following was something Protagoras did NOT teach in his course?
(a) History.
(b) Science.
(c) Decorum.
(d) Politics.

4. How did Socrates feel about virtue being separated into parts?
(a) He agreed whole-heartedly.
(b) He hated the idea.
(c) He was confused by it.
(d) He understood it.

5. How did the third party in the discussion between Socrates and Meno feel about the people who taught virtue?
(a) He was afraid of them.
(b) He agreed with them.
(c) He hated them.
(d) He was confused by them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did they try to set up a mediator?

2. What did Socrates have to do to be allowed to ask questions again?

3. Why was the poem about Simonides brought up?

4. To what did Socrates compare sophist words?

5. To what did Protagoras compare the parts of virtue?

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