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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, what is an evil way to deal with injustice?

2. What does Socrates believe excellence leads to?

3. Why does Socrates have a problem with cookery?

4. Socrates sees Callicles' opinion of living for wanting nothing as equal to being what?

5. Who is inferior in Callicles' opinion?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Socrates classify flattery in public speaking as bad?

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

6. Why does Socrates dislike things like cookery?

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

8. Why does Socrates regard medicine as a good action?

9. What is Socrates' belief about how one acquires excellence?

10. According to Callicles, where should one's rights originate from?

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

Develop your own argument for or against natural order or convention.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the nature of humanity based on their abilities to persuade and be persuaded as addressed by Gorgias.

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