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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. Why did Socrates say he could not teach virtue?
(a) He did not possess it.
(b) He was too busy.
(c) He had never tried.
(d) He could not define it.

2. How could a man not be virtuous when acquiring good things?
(a) Getting them through bad methods.
(b) Getting them for the wrong reasons.
(c) Getting them in the wrong quantities.
(d) Getting them at the wrong times.

3. How did Socrates say the rival city to Athens showed their superiority?
(a) By starting wars.
(b) By being brief and to the point.
(c) By securing their borders.
(d) By caring for their own people.

4. What did Socrates say all good men had?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Scars.
(c) Talents.
(d) Flaws.

5. Who wanted to study with Protagoras?
(a) Hippocrates.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Archimedes.
(d) Plato.

Short Answer Questions

1. What service does Socrates ask of Meno at the end of the book?

2. How did Protagoras describe a good life?

3. What did Socrates compare men to when talking to Meno?

4. What did Simonides say it was hard to do?

5. What was the main question Socrates asked Hippocrates when he came by the house late at night?

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