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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 is worse than being poor or sick?
(a) Prison.
(b) Death.
(c) Injustice.
(d) Hunger.

2. What does rhetoric engage, in Gorgias' opinion?
(a) All sciences.
(b) All social classes.
(c) All cultures.
(d) All political parties.

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

4. What does Gorgias distinguish as the difference between acquiring knowledge and acquiring a belief?
(a) Knowledge is more available in society.
(b) A belief is more subjective than knowledge.
(c) A belief can be acquired without certainty.
(d) A belief is more available in society.

5. How does Socrates believe the consequences of an ugly action should be measured by?
(a) The degree of ugliness.
(b) How wealthy the person is.
(c) The number of people harmed.
(d) The number of other ugly actions occurring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates say defining areas of art is similar to defining?

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

3. What does Socrates believe he can avoid in being corrected?

4. Why does Socrates have a low regard for Sophists?

5. Chapter I states there can be false and true what?

(see the answer key)

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