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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. What did Protagoras say all men should share with others?

2. Which of the following did Socrates refuse to believe could be taught?

3. How often did Protagoras say his students would improve?

4. What is a portico?

5. At whose house was Protagoras staying?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Protagoras think men got their wisdom?

2. What did Socrates say he would teach Protagoras in the dialogue and how?

3. What did Hippocrates hope to learn from Protagoras?

4. How did Socrates respond when a door was slammed in his face?

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

6. What frustrated Socrates when he was speaking with Protagoras?

7. Why did Socrates say he did not think Protagoras could teach virtue?

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

9. Why did Protagoras say it was important to punish evil men?

10. What did Protagoras want his pupils to become?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Protagoras used a very detailed analogy to present his idea on virtue. What was this analogy, what did it mean, and how did the people hearing this analogy respond to it?

Essay Topic 3

What was the poem by Simonides about, and how did this direct the dialogue between Protagoras and Socrates?

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