View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Protagoras say men received at the creation?
(a) Skills.
(b) Souls.
(c) Claws.
(d) Nothing.

2. What did Protagoras say statesmen made to teach virtue?
(a) Music halls.
(b) Training grounds.
(c) Gymnasiums.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

3. What did Protagoras say boys should learn while learning to read?
(a) Virtue.
(b) Mythology.
(c) Persistence.
(d) Religion.

4. What was the main question Socrates asked Hippocrates when he came by the house late at night?
(a) What will he teach you?
(b) What have you done about this?
(c) How will you pay for this?
(d) What do you want in life?

5. What was the main problem with the rival city to Athens?
(a) They started wars.
(b) They withheld crops.
(c) They concealed wisdom.
(d) They used a different money system.

6. What did Protagoras do when he got upset with Socrates?
(a) Gave a long speech.
(b) Asked for support from his colleagues.
(c) Walked away.
(d) Stopped speaking.

7. What do families say sophists take away from them?
(a) Their values.
(b) Their youth.
(c) Their beliefs.
(d) Their unity.

8. To what did Protagoras say men should have a spirit of holiness?
(a) Fellowmen.
(b) Their ancestors.
(c) The gods.
(d) Virtuous living.

9. Who stole fire?
(a) Venus.
(b) Prometheus.
(c) Epimetheus.
(d) Athena.

10. What did Socrates compare men to after Protagoras said there are some good things and some bad things for man?
(a) Animals.
(b) Plants.
(c) Mineral.
(d) Gods.

11. What did Hippocrates NOT care about in his education?
(a) Getting money.
(b) Impressing others.
(c) Speaking better.
(d) Learning truth.

12. How often did Protagoras say his students would improve?
(a) Monthly.
(b) Hourly.
(c) Weekly.
(d) Daily.

13. What did Simonides say it was hard to do?
(a) Explain one's thoughts.
(b) Become a good man.
(c) Live a fair life.
(d) Love another person.

14. What benefit did Protagoras say wealthy men had over poor men?
(a) They had clearer visions.
(b) They could focus on learning.
(c) They could pay for schools.
(d) They had more virtue.

15. What did Protagoras have to do to be allowed to answer questions again?
(a) Take a break.
(b) Control his temper.
(c) Answer to the mediator.
(d) Ask some questions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Socrates agree to meet with Protagoras?

2. As what was Protagoras known?

3. As what did Protagoras say he could teach people to be better?

4. What problem did Socrates see with Protagoras's program?

5. Why did Protagoras say evil men should be punished?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 426 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample