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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 type of democracy would Rousseau like?
(a) A bloated one.
(b) One where he is in charge.
(c) One without representatives.
(d) One that allows him to live peacefully.

2. Who does Rousseau say is wrong to think that because men have no natural sense of good that they must be wicked?
(a) Plato.
(b) Hobbes.
(c) Himself.
(d) Socrates.

3. What does Rousseau say arts and sciences have aided the suppression of?
(a) Evil.
(b) Monarchy.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Poverty.

4. What fell apart according to Rousseau?
(a) The French monarchy.
(b) Arts and sciences.
(c) Totalitarian government.
(d) The upperclass way of life.

5. How many natural principles does Rousseau say exist before reason?
(a) 2 principles.
(b) 8 principles.
(c) 3 principles.
(d) 4 principles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do people accept in Rousseau's perfect city?

2. Who attacked art and science according to Rousseau?

3. What is not superior to the present day?

4. What displays apparent contradiction between virtue and enlightenment according to Rousseau in the First Discourse?

5. Who is Chapter 3 dedicated to?

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