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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 attribute did Socrates say men in battle had to have?

2. What bad thing did Socrates say caused a greater good?

3. What did Socrates equate with being good?

4. What did Socrates say caused courage in men?

5. What part of knowledge did Socrates say was hard to identify?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Socrates define fear?

4. How did Socrates use the idea of geometry in his discussion about pleasure?

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

6. What did Socrates say happened when we learned new things?

7. What did Protagoras feel ashamed about after Socrates' statements about poetry?

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

9. How did Meno try to define virtue?

10. What did Meno compare his conversation to Socrates with, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What were some of the mythological stories related in these dialogues, and what did they add to the discussions?

Essay Topic 3

What are Protagoras's ideas about persuasion, and how did Socrates respond to these ideas?

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