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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Slavery makes people tend to be what according to "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part I"?
(a) Civilized.
(b) Affiliated.
(c) Equal.
(d) Angry.

2. What makes use of human understanding, according to Rousseau?
(a) Nature.
(b) Brain.
(c) Grammar.
(d) Law.

3. According to Rousseau, what led to the degeneration of society?
(a) The establishment of beauty.
(b) The progress of talent.
(c) The progress of art.
(d) The establishment of talent.

4. What does Rousseau say arts require?
(a) Power.
(b) Passion.
(c) Luxury.
(d) Talent.

5. 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) Virtue.
(b) Desire.
(c) Art.
(d) Moral corruption.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did some individuals grow rich enough for as a result of inventions?

2. According to Rousseau, why does science lead to war?

3. What was the result of the arts and sciences becoming despotic, according to Rousseau?

4. Where did Rousseau analyze the effects of the arts and sciences on at the end of "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences. Part 1"?

5. What does Rousseau believe government did NOT evolve from?

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