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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. What do people seek that do not exist, according to Rousseau at the end of Chapter 2, "A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?
(a) Money.
(b) Love.
(c) Power.
(d) Remedies.

2. What does one have no time to learn when he or she is learning science, according to Rousseau?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Art.
(c) Music.
(d) Virtue.

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

4. 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 work.
(b) Their family.
(c) Their desire.
(d) Their country.

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

Short Answer 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"?

2. What does Rousseau consider to see if the contradiction he found was true?

3. What is much disagreement made over, according to Rousseau in "Chapter 3, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Dedication and Preface"?

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

5. What does Rousseau hope the citizens are able to keep?

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