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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 challenge is Gorgias being faced with?
(a) Having to convince a great philosopher.
(b) Keeping business and personal matters separate.
(c) Convincing the men to follow a religion.
(d) Responding to anything that is asked.

2. What does Socrates define tyranny as the power to do?
(a) Anything one pleases.
(b) Evil.
(c) Good.
(d) Nothing.

3. What does Polus believe is the emotional state of unjust people?
(a) They are tormented inside.
(b) They are in control of their emotions.
(c) They have no feelings.
(d) They are still happy.

4. According to Socrates, who are the second happiest people?
(a) Those who are healthy.
(b) Those who get married.
(c) Those who only briefly suffer.
(d) Those who deliver others from evil.

5. What kind of a result does Socrates believe any action taken must intend to elicit?
(a) An insignificant result.
(b) A self-indulgent result.
(c) A short-term benefit.
(d) A good result.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the discussion of rhetoric between Gorgias and Socrates turn into?

2. What does Socrates believe people with too much freedom become?

3. What are Socrates' criteria in analyzing sciences?

4. How does Socrates regard just actions?

5. What description of rhetoric is Gorgias supposed to provide?

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