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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the occupation of the father of the third party in the dialogue between Meno and Socrates?
(a) Business man.
(b) Sophist.
(c) Senator.
(d) Teacher.

3. For what kind of party did Socrates say poetry was appropriate?
(a) Political parties.
(b) Wine parties.
(c) Literary Parties.
(d) Philosophical parties.

4. Which of these did Socrates say shape also had?
(a) Boundary.
(b) Texture.
(c) Comparison.
(d) Objectivity.

5. What did Meno say virtue was after Socrates talked about teaching?
(a) The power to recollect good things.
(b) The power to deny evil influences.
(c) The power to divine good from evil.
(d) The power to get good things.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Socrates say virtue meant to leaders?

2. How did Meno say Socrates' talk made other men feel?

3. What did Protagoras say kept some men from doing good things?

4. What trait did Socrates say all brave men had?

5. What did Socrates say no man wanted?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Anytus say about people who went to sophists for learning?

2. Why did Socrates say he could not teach virtue?

3. What point did Protagoras try to make about pleasure?

4. What did Socrates say about immediate pleasures?

5. Why did Socrates say cowards did not fight in battles?

6. What did Socrates do with Meno to try to discover what virtue was?

7. What was Meno's main complaint while talking to Socrates?

8. What kind of things did Socrates say would bring long-term pleasures?

9. What was ironic about Socrates bringing up a poem from Pindar?

10. Why did Socrates say men liked to be entertained by singers and dancers?

(see the answer keys)

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