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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 friendship, self-control, sharing, and justice maintain order between?

2. Socrates believes that men of substance do not engage in things that are not what?

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

4. Socrates believes self-rule is more important than ruling others. Why?

5. What does Socrates believe that satisfying desires is equal to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. According to Socrates, what does a soul in harmony do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How is the ideology presented in "Gorgias" something that we see in our society today?

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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