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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 believe is an artist's greatest compensation for his labor?
(a) Admiration.
(b) Money.
(c) Praise.
(d) Display.

2. What does Rousseau believe happens with the more a human knows?
(a) Less time for mischief.
(b) More time for mischief.
(c) More time to discuss topics.
(d) More time to want greed.

3. What can society no longer exist on after luxury is introduced, according to Rousseau?
(a) Private income.
(b) Peaceful existence.
(c) Crops.
(d) Plants and acorns.

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

5. What is the abuse of morality generated by, according to "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?
(a) The growth of social classes.
(b) The growth of desire.
(c) The use of science.
(d) The growth of inequality between men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does philosophy do?

2. How is wasting time viewed by society today, according to "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?

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

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

5. Who spread knowledge to the masses, according to Rousseau?

(see the answer key)

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