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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. What does inequality cheapen according to Rousseau?
(a) Love.
(b) Virtue.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Weatlth.

2. Where did Rousseau analyze the effects of the arts and sciences on at the end of "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences. Part 1"?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) France.

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

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

5. How do modern centuries see natural law?
(a) Accepted societal behavior.
(b) Rules.
(c) Rules given to men, given to themselves.
(d) Understood rules.

Short Answer Questions

1. Slavery makes people tend to be what according to "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part I"?

2. According to Rousseau, which of the following did not arise as a result of leaving a state of ignorance?

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

4. Who does Rousseau think promulgates wicked doctrines?

5. What happened as words grew in number?

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