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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was something Protagoras did NOT teach in his course?

2. Whom did Simonides criticize?

3. What did Socrates say holiness was not?

4. What kind of speeches was Protagoras good at giving?

5. Who focused the debate on semantics?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Protagoras say many sons of leaders were not great leaders?

2. What was Socrates' big talent during the dialogue?

3. How did Protagoras think men got their wisdom?

4. What did Hippocrates hope to learn from Protagoras?

5. What did Protagoras say statesmen had done to promote virtue?

6. Why did a man slam a door in Socrates' face?

7. Why did the men try to set up a mediator?

8. What was Protagoras's big talent during the dialogue?

9. What did Protagoras do to change the tone of the dialogue?

10. Why did Hippocrates stop by Socrates' house late at night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Protagoras feel the need to give lengthy and literate speeches, and what does this reveal about his personality?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

What are the different ideas given about love and virtue, and how did they differ from each other?

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