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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 Socrates say shaped a person's behavior?

2. What did Protagoras say made some men wrongly confident?

3. What did Pindar call knowledge?

4. For what kind of party did Socrates say poetry was appropriate?

5. What kind of entertainment did Socrates say poetry was?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Socrates think made one courageous?

2. About what did Anytus warn Socrates?

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

4. What did Socrates do with Meno to try to discover what virtue was?

5. What was the first thing Meno asked Socrates?

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

7. How did Meno try to define virtue?

8. What did Anytus say after hearing the news of Protagoras's death?

9. Why did Socrates compare men to bees?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What are the four sources of inspiration, according to Socrates, and what are some key examples of each of these?

Essay Topic 3

Education was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the people most affected by this theme, and how did they allow education to change their lives?

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