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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. According to Rousseau, who destroyed human compassion?
(a) Modern depravity.
(b) Power.
(c) Greed.
(d) Desire.

2. What does amore-propre preserve?
(a) The greed.
(b) The species.
(c) The nature.
(d) The desire.

3. What does "A Discourse on Inequality" of Rousseau's focus on aside from morality?
(a) The outcome of equality.
(b) Results of inequality.
(c) Political equality.
(d) Detriment.

4. How many types of inequality does Rousseau see among humans in "Chapter 4, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part One"?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

5. What cannot be uncovered about nature's inequality, according to Rousseau?
(a) The result.
(b) The reason.
(c) The detriment.
(d) The source.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau believe happens with the more a human knows?

2. According to Rousseau, what do men have that is difficult to control?

3. What do humans owe many of their ideas to?

4. What does Rousseau think humans are called to in "Chapter 6, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Appendix"?

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

(see the answer key)

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