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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II (458-469).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Socrates hold rhetoricians in low esteem?
(a) He believes that they are careless.
(b) He believes that their influences is insignificant.
(c) He believes that they are evil.
(d) He failed as a rhetorician.

2. Socrates wants to learn the _____ of rhetoric.
(a) Myth.
(b) Skill.
(c) Tool.
(d) Art.

3. Chapter I states there cannot be false and true what?
(a) Arguments.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Belief.
(d) Stories.

4. What does Gorgias claim is the basis for all arts and sciences?
(a) Creativity.
(b) Beliefs.
(c) Rhetoric.
(d) Knowledge.

5. Why does Socrates regard Polus' responses as useless?
(a) Because Polus is uneducated.
(b) Because they are long speeches.
(c) Because he uses elevated vocabulary.
(d) Because he cannot comprehend him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the discussion of rhetoric between Gorgias and Socrates turn into?

2. What does Gorgias distinguish as the difference between acquiring knowledge and acquiring a belief?

3. What is Socrates' opinion of what causes inconsistency in speech?

4. What does Gorgias describe gaining knowledge as involving?

5. Why does Socrates think areas of art need to be properly defined?

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