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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Rousseau say wise men do not chase?
2. How many natural principles does Rousseau see in humanity at the end of "Chapter 3, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Dedication and Preface"?
3. How does Rousseau believe men should feel at the state of leaving ignorance?
4. What would make an artist sad according to "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?
5. What does Rousseau want everyone to recognize in "Chapter 3, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Dedication and Preface"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the type of land Rousseau states he prefers to live in in "Chapter 3, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Dedication and Preface".
2. According to Rousseau in "Chapter 7, A Discourse on Political Economy" how do Political Societies operate?
3. According to Rousseau, how does science negatively affect the human population?
4. According to Rousseau in "Chapter 5, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part Two" describe how the rich man becomes rich.
5. Describe what the interest of the chief of state should be for his individuals according to "Chapter 7, A Discourse on Political Economy".
6. Describe where patriotism must come from as discussed in "Chapter 7, A Discourse on Political Economy".
7. Describe how Rousseau feels about property rights according to "Chapter 5, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part Two".
8. Describe how the arts and sciences have helped to repress our wickedness, according to Rousseau.
9. Explain how Rousseau feels about art's relationship to children.
10. What does Jean-Jacques Rousseau's earliest discourse discuss?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss and describe how Rousseau viewed property rights in relation to humanity and the way humans interacted overall.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the motif that knowledge is a tragedy in "A Discourse on Inequality" and why Rousseau reasons so.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Jean-Jacques Rousseau's ideal and preferred type of government to the one that actually exists and how his ideas are ambitious.
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