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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did Socrates teach while speaking with Meno?
(a) A small child.
(b) A maid.
(c) A dancer.
(d) A slave boy.

2. What did Socrates think men could actually learn from sophists?
(a) Virtue.
(b) Literature.
(c) Measurement.
(d) Religion.

3. What did Socrates' theory of learning give people the courage to do?
(a) Teach others.
(b) Get educated.
(c) Have faith.
(d) Let go of their past.

4. Why did Socrates say Meno did not understand acquiring things?
(a) He was poor.
(b) He was old.
(c) He was rich.
(d) He was young.

5. Who was the goddess of the dead?
(a) Hestia.
(b) Persephone.
(c) Venus.
(d) Athena.

6. How did Socrates describe fighting in battles?
(a) Strange.
(b) Honorable.
(c) Despicable.
(d) Necessary.

7. What did Socrates say shaped a person's behavior?
(a) All of the answers are correct.
(b) Experiences.
(c) Friends.
(d) Spirit.

8. Who joined the dialogue between Socrates and Meno?
(a) Anytus.
(b) Protagoras.
(c) Sophocles.
(d) Plato.

9. What did Socrates say were teachers' real responsibility?
(a) To inspire pupils.
(b) To create new substance.
(c) To enhance worldly experiences.
(d) To help people recollect knowledge.

10. What did Pindar write?
(a) Theology.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) History.
(d) Poetry.

11. What did Socrates say was Prometheus's best trait?
(a) Boldness.
(b) Forethought.
(c) Confidence.
(d) Intelligence.

12. What did Protagoras say made some men wrongly confident?
(a) Loyalty.
(b) Madness.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Love.

13. Where did the dialogue between Meno and Socrates take place?
(a) Thebes.
(b) Rome.
(c) Athens.
(d) Sparta.

14. What part of knowledge did Socrates say was hard to identify?
(a) The effects.
(b) The cause.
(c) The role.
(d) The source.

15. What did Pindar call knowledge?
(a) Memories.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Learning.
(d) Stimulation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Meno say some men got bad things?

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

3. What did Socrates often do when he wanted to learn new things?

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

5. How did Protagoras describe a good life?

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