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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV (480-491).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Socrates believes that what is good while ugly can be delimited by what?
(a) Pain.
(b) Pleasures.
(c) Politics.
(d) Experience.

2. What does Socrates define tyranny as the power to do?
(a) Evil.
(b) Anything one pleases.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Good.

3. What does Callicles believe is the true order between men?
(a) Intellect determines superiority.
(b) All men are equal.
(c) Those who are compassionate are superior.
(d) Natural strength determines superiority.

4. What does Socrates believe makes punishment beneficial?
(a) It improves the soul.
(b) It makes the powerful more powerful.
(c) It makes the body stronger.
(d) It keeps people afraid.

5. In Callciles' opinion, why is philosophy destructive?
(a) It encourages separatism.
(b) It takes away from productivity.
(c) It deprives people of experience.
(d) It justifies evils.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Callicles believe is the purpose of laws?

2. How does Socrates regard just actions?

3. What does Socrates claim is the effect on society by categorizing bad and ugly?

4. According to Callicles, where does happiness come from?

5. What does Polus believe is the emotional state of unjust people?

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