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

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

3. Who did Rousseau praise for his ignorance in "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part 1"?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Issac Newton.
(d) Plato.

4. What should society teach men to do instead of pursuing virtue, according to Rousseau?
(a) Their duty.
(b) To love.
(c) To be humble.
(d) Their role.

5. Which of the following does Rousseau NOT want the youth to seek?
(a) Light.
(b) Repentance.
(c) Pleasures.
(d) Luxury.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau believe is the reason men now live apart?

2. What does luxury generate according to "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?

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

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

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

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