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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rousseau say humanity possessed even before the advent of art?
(a) Patience.
(b) Morality.
(c) Knowledge of what is beautiful.
(d) Paintings.

2. What does Rousseau say matters little in the pursuit of virtue?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Education.
(c) Art.
(d) Work.

3. What does Rousseau argue the arts force men to recognize?
(a) Talent.
(b) Their piety.
(c) The greatness of their leaders.
(d) Their own weakness.

4. Who attacked art and science according to Rousseau?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Plato.
(c) Hobbes.
(d) Aristotle.

5. What should the preface of the Second Discourse say philosophers must focus on?
(a) Inequality between men and women.
(b) Why philosophers are great.
(c) Nature of man.
(d) The oppression of the masses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is best represented by the "Philosophes"?

2. What does Rousseau say preceded what men are coming to?

3. What does Rousseau say men can hide from open discernment?

4. What follows the spread of knowledge according to the First Discourse?

5. What was the most popular form of government in Europe during Rousseau's time?

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