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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rousseau believe ensures wicked doctrines corrupting life forever?
(a) Art and artists.
(b) War.
(c) The printing press.
(d) History.

2. Slavery makes people tend to be what according to "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part I"?
(a) Civilized.
(b) Affiliated.
(c) Angry.
(d) Equal.

3. What is a natural virtue considered to be, according to Rousseau?
(a) Virtue.
(b) Love.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Desire.

4. According to "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part I" how were humans more secure in earlier societies?
(a) No one was deemed better or worse than another.
(b) They had no pretentions.
(c) They could "see through" one another.
(d) They weren't more secure.

5. What is the abuse of morality generated by, according to "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?
(a) The growth of desire.
(b) The use of science.
(c) The growth of social classes.
(d) The growth of inequality between men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of government worries Rousseau?

2. What does Rousseau see as possibly contradictory in "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part I"?

3. Which of the following are NOT the natural enemies of mankind, mentioned in "Chapter 4, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part One"?

4. What type of state is Rousseau interested in having?

5. What does Rousseau question moral behavior could strictly be brought about by?

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