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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. According to Rousseau, in the revival, the arts and sciences existed under what entities?
(a) Reason and religion.
(b) Government and the law.
(c) Reason.
(d) Power and religion.

2. What type of land does Rousseau prefer to live in?
(a) Where he can live freely.
(b) Where no art exists.
(c) Where no man is equal.
(d) Where everyone is equal.

3. The arts and sciences have helped human beings to repress what according to "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part I"?
(a) Their narcissism.
(b) Their kindness.
(c) Their wickedness.
(d) Their infatuation.

4. What civilizations does Rousseau follow to track the decline of morality?
(a) The Romans and Germans.
(b) The Germans and Irish.
(c) The Romans and Greeks.
(d) The English and Greeks.

5. What can only be brought about by ignorance given its results according to Rousseau?
(a) Political behavior.
(b) Moral behavior.
(c) Talent.
(d) Bliss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What good definition is hard to find, according to Rousseau?

2. According to Rousseau, what led to the degeneration of society?

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

4. What did the rich become, according to Rousseau?

5. How many types of inequality does Rousseau see among humans in "Chapter 4, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part One"?

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