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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. What does Socrates say people who are victims of injustice need to acquire?

2. Socrates believes a person is ______ if they fail to perform good in their work.

3. According to Callicles, what does limiting freedom limit?

4. What does Socrates believe that wanting and desiring involve feeling?

5. According to Callicles, where does happiness come from?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Socrates, if one desires nothing, are they happy? Why or why not?

2. According to Socrates, what makes a good soul?

3. What is Socrates' theory about the dangers of mass-influence and how it relates to useful and useless action?

4. Why does Socrates give credit to Callicles' claims?

5. How should unjust or out of control souls be treated, in Socrates' opinion?

6. What effect does Socrates believe order and self-control have on happiness?

7. Why does Socrates dislike things like cookery?

8. According to Callicles, where is philosophy useful and how can it be detrimental?

9. Is "justice" one sided? Can there be multiple types of justice? Why or why not?

10. What is the relevance of everyone experiencing pleasure and pain differently?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the nature of pleasure and pain as it is addressed by the different philosophers.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the dynamic of the men in "Gorgias" draws information.

Essay Topic 3

By focusing on the figures in the discussion in "Gorgias," discuss the dangers and blessings of power. How do these men represent using power? Where does it come from? What is the response? What does this prove or disprove?

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