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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. Gorgias classifies rhetoric is an art that deals with what?
(a) Religion.
(b) People.
(c) Thoughts.
(d) Words.

2. What comments of Polus' does Socrates discredit?
(a) Those that are too long.
(b) All of them.
(c) Those that are not passionate.
(d) Those that contradict him.

3. The discussion of rhetoric raises matters of moral, philosophical, and what type of concern?
(a) Military.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Personal.
(d) Family.

4. Gorgias believes the ability to do what has the most possibility for the greatest good?
(a) Relate.
(b) Educate.
(c) Comprehend.
(d) Persuade.

5. What is the key way in which skills are mastered, in Gorgias' opinion?
(a) Extreme practice.
(b) Reading.
(c) Observation.
(d) Gaining experience.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates not intend to do in his arguments?

2. What subjects does Socrates specify rhetoricians have the ability to speak about?

3. What kind of a result does Socrates believe any action taken must intend to elicit?

4. Socrates believes to learn rhetoric, what must one also learn?

5. Where do the men in "Gorgias" meet to discuss rhetoric?

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