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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 the greatest evil?
(a) To ignore wrong.
(b) To think highly of oneself.
(c) To avoid punishment.
(d) To do wrong.

2. Socrates believes to learn rhetoric, what must one also learn?
(a) Vocabulary.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Justice.
(d) Art.

3. When does Socrates regard pain as useful?
(a) When it instills fear.
(b) In punishment.
(c) Never.
(d) When it is used to protect.

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

5. Why does Socrates hold rhetoricians in low esteem?
(a) He failed as a rhetorician.
(b) He believes that they are evil.
(c) He believes that their influences is insignificant.
(d) He believes that they are careless.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates specify makes advantageous actions not beneficial?

2. Why does Socrates think areas of art need to be properly defined?

3. Who does Socrates see professions influencing?

4. What does Polus believe is the emotional state of unjust people?

5. In Socrates' philosophy, in an unjust act, who feels greater evil?

(see the answer key)

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