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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. 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) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

2. What is the main task of Rousseau's, "The Discourse on the Origin of Inequality"?
(a) To discover origins.
(b) To discuss the history of inequality.
(c) To compare and contrast equality vs inequality.
(d) To discover the origin of inequality.

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

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

5. What was the result of the arts and sciences becoming despotic, according to Rousseau?
(a) It stifled mans' original liberty and caused people to love their slavery.
(b) The public embraced it.
(c) The public rejected it.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

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

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"?

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 does Rousseau argue about the discovery of the nature man?

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

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