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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Appendix.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rousseau see the state of man in "Chapter 6, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Appendix"?
(a) Happy and natural.
(b) Unhealthy.
(c) Chaotic.
(d) Unnatural.

2. What does Rousseau believe is the reason men now live apart?
(a) Secrecy is best.
(b) To hide their wickedness.
(c) To keep their personal secrets.
(d) To have more land.

3. What happened as words grew in number?
(a) Cognition.
(b) Power.
(c) Speech.
(d) Religion.

4. According to Rousseau, what do passions allow for the human?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Fears and dreams.
(c) Degeneration.
(d) Improvement of reason.

5. What does Rousseau say arts require?
(a) Talent.
(b) Luxury.
(c) Power.
(d) Passion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would make an artist sad according to "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?

2. Which of the following was NOT mentioned being a result of luxury?

3. What do men have that can be combined, according to Rousseau?

4. According to Rousseau, what is the outcome of man's labor?

5. What does the dissolution of morality follow according to Rousseau?

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