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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did so many men want to become sophists?
(a) They wanted to be more persuasive.
(b) They wanted to be good speakers.
(c) They wanted to become politicians.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

2. As what did Protagoras say he could teach people to be better?
(a) Being men.
(b) Being soldiers.
(c) Being citizens.
(d) Being students.

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

4. Why did Socrates agree to meet with Protagoras?
(a) To have a spirited debate.
(b) To learn knowledge.
(c) To get his money's worth.
(d) To prove a point to Hippocrates.

5. Who was asked about the difference between becoming and being?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Protagoras.
(c) Simonides.
(d) Prodicus.

6. Why did Protagoras say evil men should be punished?
(a) To promote virtue.
(b) To please the gods.
(c) To protect others.
(d) To show authority.

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

8. Who defended Socrates?
(a) Pericles.
(b) Callias.
(c) Alcibiades.
(d) Hippocrates.

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

10. At whose house was Protagoras staying?
(a) Cafius.
(b) Cannus.
(c) Callus.
(d) Camus.

11. Who did Protagoras say made it possible for every man to have access to something?
(a) The gods.
(b) The animals.
(c) Humans.
(d) Athena.

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

13. What was confusing about Protagoras's speech about virtue?
(a) The words were too obscure.
(b) It was contradictory.
(c) It had too many unrelated elements.
(d) He cited strange sources.

14. What did Callias not allow Socrates to do?
(a) Use fables to prove a point.
(b) Insult Protagoras.
(c) Leave his house,
(d) Enroll his son in Protagoras's program.

15. To what did Protagoras compare the parts of virtue?
(a) The letters of the alphabet.
(b) The pieces of a puzzle.
(c) The parts of a face.
(d) The links in a chain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT a piece of virtue according to Protagoras?

2. What was unacceptable to Socrates in Protagoras's speech?

3. What poet did Protagoras say was really a dophist?

4. What did Socrates say could never be taught?

5. What did Protagoras say an evil man would always admit to being?

(see the answer keys)

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