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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. Whom did Socrates say was good all the time?

2. What did Socrates say no man wanted?

3. For what did Protagoras charge fees?

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

5. How did Meno define virtue?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Socrates say about immediate pleasures?

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

4. What was the first thing Meno asked Socrates?

5. How did Socrates define fear?

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

7. How did Meno try to define virtue?

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

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

10. How did Socrates feel about poetry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was a sophist, and how did Socrates feel about them? How did this general idea of sophists shape the direction of the discussion in this book?

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

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

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