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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rousseau argue generates physics?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Idleness.
(c) Greed.
(d) Secrecy.

2. Which place does the Dedication praise as a virtuous republic?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) Geneva.
(d) France.

3. What does Rousseau say science inherently is?
(a) Captivating.
(b) Good for society.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) A way to better ourselves.

4. What does Rousseau argue the arts force men to reward people based on?
(a) Fortune.
(b) Appearance.
(c) Birth.
(d) Intelligence.

5. What can magistrates easily usurp according to Rousseau?
(a) Power.
(b) Lives.
(c) Money.
(d) Properties.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau conclude social and political inequality is not?

2. What does Rousseau say about public praise?

3. What does Rousseau want his rulers to consider?

4. Who tells the human to do good for himself and as little evil as he can to others?

5. When did Rousseau die?

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