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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. Who does Socrates believe power is beneficial to?
(a) Criminals.
(b) Youth.
(c) The one with power.
(d) The people.

2. Who does Socrates see professions influencing?
(a) Those that practice them.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Lay-people.
(d) Those that depend on them.

3. What does Socrates say defining areas of art is similar to defining?
(a) Body and soul.
(b) Generations.
(c) Likes and dislikes.
(d) Political parties.

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

5. Gorgias believes that the most important things are health, wealth, and what?
(a) Generosity.
(b) Courage.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Justice.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Socrates regard rhetoric as a dangerous tool?

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

5. Why does Socrates ask to be corrected and criticized?

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