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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. At whose house was Protagoras staying?

2. What benefit did Protagoras say wealthy men had over poor men?

3. Who changed the method of inquiry in the dialogue between Socrates and Protagoras?

4. What did Protagoras say an evil man would always admit to being?

5. What was Pericles' occupation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Prodicus say was the difference between being a good man and becoming a good man?

3. Why did Socrates not think Protagoras's educational plan would work?

4. To what did Protagoras compare the attributes of virtue?

5. What did Hippocrates hope to learn from Protagoras?

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

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

8. Why was Socrates so hesitant to support Hippocrates in studying with Protagoras?

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

10. What made Protagoras angry, and how did he respond to this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Plato presented his moral and idea in the form of a conversational setting. Why did he choose to do this, and how did this affect his message?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Socrates claim the verbal word was more powerful than the written word, and what was Meno's response to this idea?

Essay Topic 3

How did Protagoras's way of expression differ from Socrates' and how did this change the effectiveness of his message?

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