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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Appendix.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do few artists defend according to Rousseau in "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?
(a) Their family.
(b) Their work.
(c) Their desire.
(d) Their country.

2. What does Rousseau believe is an artist's greatest compensation for his labor?
(a) Display.
(b) Praise.
(c) Money.
(d) Admiration.

3. What does Rousseau believe happens with the more a human knows?
(a) More time to want greed.
(b) Less time for mischief.
(c) More time for mischief.
(d) More time to discuss topics.

4. What civilizations does Rousseau follow to track the decline of morality?
(a) The Romans and Germans.
(b) The Germans and Irish.
(c) The Romans and Greeks.
(d) The English and Greeks.

5. What is true philosophy, according to Rousseau in "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?
(a) Knowing consequence.
(b) Knowing power.
(c) Knowing how to act.
(d) Knowing how to speak.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is human understanding rooted in, according to Rousseau?

2. Who spread knowledge to the masses, according to Rousseau?

3. What does nature tell humans?

4. According to Rousseau, who destroyed human compassion?

5. What summarizes the end of "Chapter 4, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part One"?

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