Why does Meno call Socrates a torpedo fish?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. Specially for Plato’s writings referring to Socrates, it is not always clear which ideas brought forward by Socrates (or his friends) actually belonged to Socrates and which of these may have been new additions or elaborations by Plato- this is known as the:

   A. Socratic Problem
   B. Platoic Problem
   C. Soitic Problem
   D. Aristocratic Problem

3. Especially for Plato’s writings referring to Socrates, it is not always clear which ideas brought forward by Socrates (or his friends) actually belonged to Socrates and which of these may have been new additions or elaborations by, Plato – this is known as the:

   A. Socratic Problem
   B. Platonic Problem
   C. Soitic Problem
   D. Aristocratic Problem

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. 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

6. 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”

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

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

8. 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

9. According to Socrates’ conslusion 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”

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