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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Meno say the definition of virtue changed?
(a) It melded with the governments.
(b) It meant different things to different people.
(c) It fulfilled the gods' desires.
(d) It had many elements.

2. What did Socrates teach to a person while talking with Meno?
(a) Geometry.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Mythology.
(d) Reading.

3. What was Gorgias's occupation?
(a) Senator.
(b) Builder.
(c) Speaker.
(d) Teacher.

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

5. What was the key to having all five pieces of virtue?
(a) Courage.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Education.
(d) Nature.

6. What kind of definitions did Meno like best?
(a) Rhetorical definitions.
(b) Theoretical definitions.
(c) Philosophical definitions.
(d) Concrete definitions.

7. What did Protagoras see as courage in men?
(a) The ability to speak against others.
(b) The strength to carry on.
(c) The heart to withstand trials.
(d) The willingness to fight wars.

8. What did Socrates say fear was?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Reactions.
(c) Anticipation.
(d) Proof.

9. What did Protagoras feel ashamed for while talking with Socrates?
(a) Giving long speeches.
(b) Insulting sophists.
(c) Spouting his beliefs.
(d) Trying to evade him.

10. What attribute did Socrates say men in battle had to have?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) All of the answers are correct.
(c) Courage.
(d) Wisdom.

11. How did Protagoras describe a good life?
(a) Pleasurable.
(b) Patient.
(c) Pleasing.
(d) Particular.

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

13. What major element did Socrates use in his argument against Protagoras?
(a) Irony.
(b) Metaphors.
(c) Confidence.
(d) Personification.

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

15. What did Socrates often do when he wanted to learn new things?
(a) Paid an expert.
(b) Read about it.
(c) Tapped into his inner knowledge.
(d) Prayed for the wisdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Socrates say was good all the time?

2. What did Socrates say all men should learn to do to gauge the greater good?

3. What kind of diet did Socrates promote in his statement about pain?

4. How did Meno define virtue?

5. Why did Socrates say Meno did not understand acquiring things?

(see the answer keys)

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