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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 does Rousseau say separates the sensation of the savage from simple knowledge?
(a) A universe.
(b) An ocean.
(c) A bridge.
(d) A gulf.

2. What is a natural virtue considered to be, according to Rousseau?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Love.
(c) Virtue.
(d) Desire.

3. What did men dwell on according to Rousseau in "Chapter 4, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part One"?
(a) Needs.
(b) Love.
(c) Wants.
(d) Desire.

4. What do men have that can be combined, according to Rousseau?
(a) Ideas and senses.
(b) Fears and wants.
(c) Senses and fears.
(d) Ideas and desires.

5. According to Rousseau, what is the natural or physical inequality established by?
(a) Government.
(b) Weather.
(c) Society.
(d) Nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What summarizes the end of "Chapter 4, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part One"?

2. What civilizations does Rousseau follow to track the decline of morality?

3. Where do people begin to crowd as luxury grows, according to Rousseau?

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

5. How does society subsist according to Rousseau?

(see the answer key)

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