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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau believe helped man use nature?

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

3. What does natural inequality produce, according to Rousseau?

4. Where do people begin to crowd as luxury grows, according to Rousseau?

5. According to Rousseau, what do men have that is difficult to control?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Rousseau emphasizes a theme that 'man oppresses man' and how Rousseau feels man does so.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and describe how Rousseau viewed property rights in relation to humanity and the way humans interacted overall.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what an artist's compensation is and how this compensation leads to the artist's dissolution of virtue, according to Rousseau's belief.

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