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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. What does Rousseau consider to see if the contradiction he found was true?
(a) The church.
(b) The wealth of the state.
(c) The arts and sciences.
(d) The government.

2. What was the state of France, according to Rousseau, as a result of the introduction of the arts and sciences?
(a) The arts and sciences were a detrimental luxury.
(b) They discovered that they were better off in their ignorance.
(c) The arts and sciences were only a luxury.
(d) The needed the arts and sciences.

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

4. Why does Rousseau believe the arts and sciences are responsible for the fall and collapse of human's morality?
(a) The improve well roundedness.
(b) They corrupt human importance.
(c) They negate human reason.
(d) They corrupt human thought.

5. Why does Rousseau think men lie under restraint?
(a) To be controlled.
(b) He doesn't think they lie.
(c) So they can hide their motives and suppress them.
(d) To feel control.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau see as possibly contradictory in "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part I"?

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

3. What can only be brought about by ignorance given its results according to Rousseau?

4. 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"?

5. Who did Rousseau praise for his ignorance in "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part 1"?

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