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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter III (470-479).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Socrates believe makes punishment beneficial?
(a) It keeps people afraid.
(b) It improves the soul.
(c) It makes the body stronger.
(d) It makes the powerful more powerful.

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

3. While acknowledging punishment is a negative action, Socrates regards it as what?
(a) Excessive.
(b) Insignificant.
(c) Positive.
(d) Negative.

4. What does Socrates regard as the most damaging to one's soul?
(a) Unjust actions.
(b) Bad relationships.
(c) Exposure to evil.
(d) Malnourishment.

5. What does Socrates see justice in opposition to?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Art.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Opinion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Socrates regard just actions?

2. What does Gorgias intend to use rhetoric for?

3. Socrates believes the classification of arts and sciences is what?

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

5. Chapter I states there cannot be false and true what?

(see the answer key)

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