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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 does Rousseau reflect on at the beginning of "Chapter 3, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Dedication and Preface"?
(a) The origin of life.
(b) The origin of music.
(c) The origin of inequality.
(d) The origin of the stars.

2. Why does Rousseau believe the arts and sciences are responsible for the fall and collapse of human's morality?
(a) They negate human reason.
(b) The improve well roundedness.
(c) They corrupt human importance.
(d) They corrupt human thought.

3. What has destroyed taste, according to the end of "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?
(a) Art.
(b) Desire.
(c) Moral corruption.
(d) Virtue.

4. What type of land does Rousseau prefer to live in?
(a) Where he can live freely.
(b) Where no man is equal.
(c) Where everyone is equal.
(d) Where no art exists.

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"?
(a) Their desire.
(b) Their family.
(c) Their work.
(d) Their country.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau believe is an artist's greatest compensation for his labor?

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

3. What does Rousseau say the size of the state should be in order to propose laws freely?

4. What did Rousseau believe created physics?

5. What does Rousseau think the government and society can have?

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