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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. What civilizations does Rousseau follow to track the decline of morality?
(a) The Germans and Irish.
(b) The English and Greeks.
(c) The Romans and Germans.
(d) The Romans and Greeks.

2. What did the rich become, according to Rousseau?
(a) Rude.
(b) Greedy.
(c) Usurpers.
(d) Harsh.

3. What does Rousseau consider to see if the contradiction he found was true?
(a) The arts and sciences.
(b) The government.
(c) The wealth of the state.
(d) The church.

4. Where did Rousseau analyze the effects of the arts and sciences on at the end of "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences. Part 1"?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

5. According to Rousseau, what led to the degeneration of society?
(a) The progress of talent.
(b) The establishment of talent.
(c) The establishment of beauty.
(d) The progress of art.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is much disagreement made over, according to Rousseau in "Chapter 3, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Dedication and Preface"?

3. What should society teach men to do instead of pursuing virtue, according to Rousseau?

4. What must Rousseau first figure out before writing "A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality"?

5. What does Rousseau want to know about the "strong"?

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