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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Rousseau, what do passions allow for the human?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Degeneration.
(c) Improvement of reason.
(d) Fears and dreams.

3. What does Rousseau reflect on at the beginning of "Chapter 3, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Dedication and Preface"?
(a) The origin of music.
(b) The origin of inequality.
(c) The origin of life.
(d) The origin of the stars.

4. How does Rousseau want to live and die?
(a) Freely.
(b) In solitude.
(c) With power.
(d) With love.

5. 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"?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which other civilizations were NOT mentioned by Rousseau as being impacted by the progress of art?

2. What does Rousseau say separates the sensation of the savage from simple knowledge?

3. What should society teach men to do instead of pursuing virtue, according to Rousseau?

4. What is much disagreement made over, according to Rousseau in "Chapter 3, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Dedication and Preface"?

5. According to Rousseau, what ancient thinker praised ignorance?

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