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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rousseau question moral behavior could strictly be brought about by?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Tolerance.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Ignorance.

2. What do few artists defend according to Rousseau in "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?
(a) Their desire.
(b) Their family.
(c) Their work.
(d) Their country.

3. 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) It is difficult to treat the subject properly.
(d) To be selective in his research.

4. How are virtue and learning related according to "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part I"?
(a) They are contradictory.
(b) Virtue exitsts without knowledge of it.
(c) One must learn to understand virtue.
(d) They are polar opposites.

5. What does Rousseau say wise men do not chase?
(a) Fortune.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Power.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Rousseau understand about the idleness in children?

4. What created ethics according to Rousseau?

5. How did Rousseau feel men treated morality before art?

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