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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 believe excellence leads to?

2. Socrates explains that good is not necessarily what?

3. What does Socrates claim is the greatest evil in Chapter IV?

4. What does Socrates believe all people experience the same?

5. Socrates believes that weak people lack conviction and can lose what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Socrates dislike things like cookery?

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

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

5. Should people avoid injustice or act justly? According to Socrates, which is better? Why?

6. According to Socrates, what is the result of a young person being raised under an unjust government?

7. How do Socrates and Callicles' opinions of freedom clash?

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

9. What does Callicles believe is the true function of laws and conventions?

10. According to Socrates, how can one attain harmony and why is it important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Socrates' and Callicles' views on the connection between happiness and humanity.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one man from "Gorgias" to discuss and defend his position.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the conversational design of the book and what it draws from the characters and complements the subject matter.

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