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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Rousseau praise for his ignorance in "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part 1"?
(a) Plato.
(b) Issac Newton.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Aristotle.

2. 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.

3. According to Rousseau, what ancient thinker praised ignorance?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Plato.
(d) Hermes.

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

5. According to "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part I" how were humans more secure in earlier societies?
(a) No one was deemed better or worse than another.
(b) They weren't more secure.
(c) They could "see through" one another.
(d) They had no pretentions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau's "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part I" discuss about the correlation between the restoration of the arts and sciences and morality?

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

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

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

5. 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"?

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