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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VI (503-514).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of people does Socrates believe rhetoric can influence?
(a) People with no knowledge.
(b) People with children.
(c) People who are desperate.
(d) People who care.

2. How does Socrates suggest happiness and well-being can be assured?
(a) If families stick together.
(b) If injustice is prevented.
(c) If people become immortal.
(d) If people are properly fed.

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

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

5. Socrates believes that weak people lack conviction and can lose what?
(a) Their life.
(b) Their family.
(c) Everything.
(d) Their money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates believe excellence leads to?

2. What does Socrates define tyranny as the power to do?

3. Gorgias describes bad rhetoric as delivering a response in what way?

4. Socrates believes part of learning about justice is acting how?

5. What does Socrates claims the purpose of prose and poetry?

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