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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the benefit of rhetoric in Gorgias' example of medicine?
(a) It makes relaying information more proficient.
(b) Doctors can persuade their patients to take medicines.
(c) It makes doctor's appointments fun.
(d) It promotes prescription drugs.

2. What does Gorgias claim is the basis for all arts and sciences?
(a) Beliefs.
(b) Rhetoric.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Creativity.

3. Socrates makes the comparison: medicine is to sickness and justice is to _____.
(a) Time.
(b) No education.
(c) Anger.
(d) Wrongdoing.

4. Socrates uses the comparison: medicine is to gymnastics as justice is to ______.
(a) Soul.
(b) Prison.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Legislation.

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

6. What does the discussion of rhetoric between Gorgias and Socrates turn into?
(a) Comedic exchange.
(b) Nostalgic exchange.
(c) Sentimental rant.
(d) Argument.

7. In Socrates' philosophy, in an unjust act, who feels greater evil?
(a) The family of the victim.
(b) The one who commits injustice.
(c) Society as a whole.
(d) The one who suffers injustice.

8. What does Socrates believe people who escape justice unaware of?
(a) The reality of what will happen to them when they die.
(b) The possible benefit for their soul.
(c) The pain they have inflicted on others.
(d) The pattern of bad behavior that will arise.

9. Why does Socrates regard rhetoric as a dangerous tool?
(a) Because so few hold the ability.
(b) Because rhetoricians are too well respected.
(c) Because it only gives the appearance of being knowledgeable.
(d) Because rhetoric is a guise for something sinister.

10. What does Gorgias believe rhetoric can be used for?
(a) Curing disease.
(b) Gaining sympathy.
(c) Persuading authorities.
(d) Getting out of trouble.

11. What does Socrates believe tyrannical power has little to do with?
(a) Money.
(b) Common sense.
(c) Greatness.
(d) Humanity.

12. What does Socrates believe he can avoid in being corrected?
(a) Judgment.
(b) Continuing.
(c) Disgrace.
(d) Harm.

13. How does rhetoric benefit politicians in Gorgias' musings on politics?
(a) It makes them seem compassionate.
(b) It entertains youth and gains their support.
(c) It makes them seem more appealing because of their easygoing attitude.
(d) In their persuasive abilities, they can gain support.

14. What does Socrates believe is worse than being poor or sick?
(a) Injustice.
(b) Prison.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Death.

15. Socrates believes that what is good while ugly can be delimited by what?
(a) Pleasures.
(b) Experience.
(c) Pain.
(d) Politics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gorgias believes the ability to do what has the most possibility for the greatest good?

2. How does Socrates regard just actions?

3. According to Socrates, what do politics preside over?

4. Why does Socrates hold rhetoricians in low esteem?

5. What does Socrates define tyranny as the power to do?

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