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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 is true philosophy, according to Rousseau in "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?
(a) Knowing consequence.
(b) Knowing how to speak.
(c) Knowing power.
(d) Knowing how to act.

2. What would make an artist sad according to "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?
(a) If no one cared for art.
(b) If art was deemed evil.
(c) If art was banished.
(d) If no art was made.

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

4. According to Rousseau, why does science lead to war?
(a) It allows plan of attacks.
(b) It produces better weapons.
(c) It gives knowledge.
(d) It enables the desire of revenge.

5. What does Rousseau argue at the beginning of "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?
(a) That the government is corrupt.
(b) That the arts are corrupt.
(c) Many civilizations believe that science arose from an enemy of humanity.
(d) Many civilizations believe that art arose from an enemy of humanity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "A Discourse on Inequality" of Rousseau's focus on aside from morality?

2. Which of the following are NOT the natural enemies of mankind, mentioned in "Chapter 4, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part One"?

3. What created ethics according to Rousseau?

4. What does Rousseau compare in his illustration in "Chapter 6, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Appendix"?

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

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