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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. According to Rousseau, which of the following did not arise as a result of leaving a state of ignorance?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Luxury.

2. What does Rousseau exhort his citizens NOT to do?
(a) Trust one another.
(b) Distrust one another.
(c) Distrust the state.
(d) Distrust the government.

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

4. According to Rousseau, why does science lead to war?
(a) It allows plan of attacks.
(b) It produces better weapons.
(c) It gives knowledge.
(d) It enables the desire of revenge.

5. What do people seek that do not exist, according to Rousseau at the end of Chapter 2, "A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?
(a) Love.
(b) Remedies.
(c) Power.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

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

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

4. What was the result of the arts and sciences becoming despotic, according to Rousseau?

5. What is true philosophy, according to Rousseau in "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?

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