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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 say the size of the state should be in order to propose laws freely?
(a) Large.
(b) Equal.
(c) Small.
(d) Enormous.

2. What does Rousseau see as possibly contradictory in "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part I"?
(a) Learning and ignorance.
(b) Morality and learning.
(c) Virtue and morality.
(d) Virtue and learning.

3. What does Rousseau consider to see if the contradiction he found was true?
(a) The wealth of the state.
(b) The church.
(c) The arts and sciences.
(d) The government.

4. What does Rousseau believe happens with the more a human knows?
(a) More time for mischief.
(b) More time to want greed.
(c) More time to discuss topics.
(d) Less time for mischief.

5. What does Rousseau say wise men do not chase?
(a) Love.
(b) Fortune.
(c) Power.
(d) Wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would make an artist sad according to "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?

2. How do modern centuries see natural law?

3. What makes motives hard to discern in the modern age, according to Rousseau?

4. Who did Rousseau praise for his ignorance in "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part 1"?

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

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