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

2. What does luxury generate according to "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?
(a) Greed.
(b) Power.
(c) Time wasted.
(d) Social classes.

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

4. What does Rousseau believe government did NOT evolve from?
(a) Gods and kings.
(b) Arbitrary power.
(c) Mindless ideas.
(d) Rich men.

5. What is Rousseau's biggest worry when discussing the correlation between the restoration of the arts and sciences in?
(a) To not be objective.
(b) It is difficult to treat the subject properly.
(c) That he will not explain it.
(d) To be selective in his research.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one have no time to learn when he or she is learning science, according to Rousseau?

2. Which was NOT a result in France from leaving behind ignorance?

3. 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"?

4. According to Rousseau, in the revival, the arts and sciences existed under what entities?

5. What type of government worries Rousseau?

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