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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Dedication and Preface.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does inequality cheapen according to Rousseau?
(a) Virtue.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Love.
(d) Weatlth.

3. What type of government worries Rousseau?
(a) Green.
(b) Dictatorship.
(c) Republican.
(d) Democratic.

4. How many natural principles does Rousseau see in humanity at the end of "Chapter 3, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Dedication and Preface"?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau argue at the beginning of "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?

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

3. Which of the following does Rousseau NOT want the youth to seek?

4. Who does Rousseau think promulgates wicked doctrines?

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

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