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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. What does Gorgias describe gaining knowledge as involving?
(a) Money.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Manual action.
(d) Patience.

5. Socrates regards flattery is the main point used on what area?
(a) Politics.
(b) Romance.
(c) Education.
(d) Sales.

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

7. What does Socrates specify produces gratification and pleasure?
(a) TV.
(b) Sports.
(c) Skills.
(d) Theater.

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

9. Why does Socrates believe wrongdoers who go unpunished are more wretched than the punished?
(a) Because they will be publicly shunned.
(b) Because they know they will go to Hades.
(c) Because they have lost their humanity.
(d) Because committing injustice is worse than suffering.

10. Why does Socrates regard Polus' responses as useless?
(a) Because Polus is uneducated.
(b) Because he uses elevated vocabulary.
(c) Because he cannot comprehend him.
(d) Because they are long speeches.

11. Socrates believes the classification of arts and sciences is what?
(a) Subjective.
(b) Excessive.
(c) Arbitrary.
(d) Objective.

12. Why does Socrates regard Gorgias' answers as useful?
(a) Because he understands rhetoric now.
(b) Because they are precise.
(c) Because he is well educated.
(d) Because they are unique.

13. How does Gorgias say one should use power?
(a) Power should be used ethically.
(b) Power should benefit the beholder.
(c) Power should be evenly distributed.
(d) Power should be used to conquer others.

14. What does Socrates claim is the effect on society by categorizing bad and ugly?
(a) It loses its edge.
(b) It is improved.
(c) It becomes confused.
(d) It becomes afraid.

15. Where do the men in "Gorgias" meet to discuss rhetoric?
(a) Callicles' house.
(b) Gorgias' house.
(c) Socrates' office.
(d) A theater.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Gorgias believes that without mastering rhetoric, what is the occurrence of rhetoric left to?

3. Why does Socrates hold rhetoricians in low esteem?

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

5. In Socrates' opinion, why are just actions better than unjust?

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