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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. 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 should mans' response to the effects of art and science on society be, as described by Rousseau?
(a) Be proud of it.
(b) Embrace it.
(c) Men should be humiliated by this.
(d) Be humbled by it.

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"?
(a) Needed.
(b) Good.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Evil.

4. What should society teach men to do instead of pursuing virtue, according to Rousseau?
(a) Their role.
(b) To love.
(c) Their duty.
(d) To be humble.

5. What is the abuse of morality generated by, according to "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?
(a) The use of science.
(b) The growth of inequality between men.
(c) The growth of desire.
(d) The growth of social classes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau believe ensures wicked doctrines corrupting life forever?

2. 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?

3. What has added little to happiness in humans, according to Rousseau?

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

5. What do few artists defend according to Rousseau in "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?

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