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

2. What does Rousseau want everyone to recognize in "Chapter 3, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Dedication and Preface"?
(a) The wealth of the land.
(b) The authority of art.
(c) The power of greed.
(d) The authority of the state.

3. Which was NOT a result in France from leaving behind ignorance?
(a) Luxury.
(b) Increased slavery.
(c) Equality.
(d) Profligacy.

4. Describe what Rousseau felt the following did NOT do for human morals in regard to the arts and sciences.?
(a) Improve them.
(b) Worsen them.
(c) Affect them.
(d) Strengthen them.

5. Human morals are not improved by what subject according to Rousseau?
(a) The arts.
(b) Religion.
(c) The sciences.
(d) Engineering.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one have no time to learn when he or she is learning science, according to Rousseau?

2. What does Rousseau believe ensures wicked doctrines corrupting life forever?

3. According to "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part I" how were humans more secure in earlier societies?

4. What does the dissolution of morality follow according to Rousseau?

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

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