A Discourse on Inequality Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Mid-Book Test (up to Chapter 4, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part One)

This test consists of 5 multiple choice, 5 short answer, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. Where does Rousseau question language evolved from?
a) Between the parent and child.
b) In the savage and animal.
c) Through prayer.
d) In religious mediations.

2. What does one have no time to learn when he or she is learning science, according to Rousseau?
a) Virtue.
b) Art.
c) Compassion.
d) Music.

3. How did Rousseau feel men treated morality before art?
a) With passion.
b) Men had a rude but natural morality.
c) Men ignored it.
d) Men were ignorant to it.

4. What does Rousseau say separates the sensation of the...
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