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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Socrates' opinion, who are the happiest people?

2. How does Socrates suggest happiness and well-being can be assured?

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

4. What does Socrates specify produces gratification and pleasure?

5. Socrates uses the comparison: medicine is to gymnastics as justice is to ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does knowledge and justice play in learning and practicing rhetoric?

2. In Socrates' opinion, why do rhetoricians and Sophists find it difficult to define themselves?

3. How is Socrates able to gain insight into rhetoric?

4. Why does Socrates believe only those without knowledge can be persuaded by rhetoric?

5. How does Gorgias see rhetoric as a bridge between art and science?

6. What does Socrates feel would ensure happiness in society? Why?

7. Is Polus' claim that even unjust people like Archelaus are happy correct or incorrect? Why?

8. Why does Socrates favor Gorgias' answers more than Polus'?

9. In terms of ethics, why does Socrates consider rhetoric a dangerous tool?

10. How does the philosophers' conversation of rhetoric incite discussions of broader subjects such as morality?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use, necessity, or uselessness of arts and sciences to humans based on Socrates ideals.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Socrates' method of the correction of injustice and its plausibility or implausibility.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Gorgias' fixation on the prevalence of language in all things.

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