Where it Meno from?

Related Mcqs:

1. With what question does the Meno begin?

   A. What is virute?
   B. Can virtue be taught?
   C. Is virtue a kind of knowledge?
   D. Are there many virtues or one?

2. According to Socrates conclusion at the end of the Meno, beneficent statesmen are like:

   A. “Soothsayers and prophets”
   B. “Oracles and deities”
   C. “Gorgias and Anytus”
   D. “Blindfolded children”

3. Socrates reminds Meno that no virtue is truly beneficial without:

   A. Justice
   B. Moderation
   C. Wisdom
   D. All of the above

4. What mistake does Socrates eventually reveal in Meno’s definition of virtue as the desire for beautiful things and power to attain them?

   A. This is a list, not a definition
   B. The definition implicitly contains the term it is to define
   C. The definition does not correspond to an eidos
   D. The definition does not cover all cases of virtue

5. Socrates questions Meno’s slave about:

   A. The radius of a circle
   B. The height of the Parthenon
   C. The double of a square’s area
   D. The golden ration of a given square

6. What paradox does Meno raise?

   A. How can one look for what one does not know?
   B. How can those without virtue be elected if democracy is virtuous?
   C. Xeno’s paradox
   D. None of these

7. What mistake does Socrates eventually reveal in Meno’s definition of virtue as the desire for beautiful things and the power to attain them?

   A. This is a list, not a definition
   B. The definition implicitly contains the term it is to define
   C. The definition does not correspond to an eidos
   D. The definition does not cover all cases of virtue

8. Why does Meno call Socrates a torpedo fish?

   A. Socrates is quick
   B. Socrates is numbing
   C. Socrates is cold-hearted
   D. Socrates is suspicious

9. What paradox does Meno raise?

   A. How can one look for what one does not know?
   B. How can those without virute be elected if democracy is virtuous?
   C. Xeno’s paradox
   D. How can virtue be wisdom but not knowledge?

10. Socrates Questions Meno’s slave about:

    A. The radius of a circle
    B. The height of the Parthenon
    C. The double of a square’s area
    D. The golden ratio of a given square