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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter I (447-457).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter I states there can be false and true what?
(a) Stories.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Belief.
(d) Arguments.

2. What does Gorgias specify sciences also involve?
(a) Words.
(b) Art.
(c) Courage.
(d) Religion.

3. What does Gorgias believe rhetoric can be used for?
(a) Persuading authorities.
(b) Curing disease.
(c) Gaining sympathy.
(d) Getting out of trouble.

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

5. Socrates believes the classification of arts and sciences is what?
(a) Subjective.
(b) Excessive.
(c) Objective.
(d) Arbitrary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Socrates wants to learn the _____ of rhetoric.

2. How does rhetoric benefit politicians in Gorgias' musings on politics?

3. Gorgias believes that without mastering rhetoric, what is the occurrence of rhetoric left to?

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

5. What is the key way in which skills are mastered, in Gorgias' opinion?

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