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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 human understanding rooted in, according to Rousseau?
(a) Love.
(b) Passions.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Nothing.

2. 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 power.
(c) Knowing how to speak.
(d) Knowing how to act.

3. What is at conflict in "Chapter 6, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Appendix" that concerns Rousseau?
(a) Men's thought process.
(b) Men's behavior.
(c) Men's interests.
(d) Men's desires.

4. Describe what Rousseau felt the following did NOT do for human morals in regard to the arts and sciences.?
(a) Improve them.
(b) Affect them.
(c) Worsen them.
(d) Strengthen them.

5. According to Rousseau, what led to the degeneration of society?
(a) The establishment of beauty.
(b) The establishment of talent.
(c) The progress of art.
(d) The progress of talent.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Rousseau, what is the savage man of nature focused on?

2. What does Rousseau believe does not preserve one's liberty?

3. Why does Rousseau believe the arts and sciences are responsible for the fall and collapse of human's morality?

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

5. What did the poor become, according to Rousseau?

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