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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. What must Rousseau first figure out before writing "A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality"?
(a) The nature of civilization.
(b) The nature of humans.
(c) History of greed.
(d) History of humans.

2. What is tragic about an increasing knowledge, according to Rousseau?
(a) It enables the human to question everything.
(b) It takes humans away from the natural.
(c) It moves humans from their original state.
(d) It renders the human blind.

3. What is the abuse of morality generated by, according to "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?
(a) The use of science.
(b) The growth of inequality between men.
(c) The growth of social classes.
(d) The growth of desire.

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

5. What does Rousseau argue about the discovery of the nature man?
(a) There is no direct evidence.
(b) There is direct evidence.
(c) It is odd and perplexing.
(d) It is natural and innate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did men dwell on according to Rousseau in "Chapter 4, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part One"?

2. How are virtue and learning related according to "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part I"?

3. According to Rousseau, what does moral inequality clash with?

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

5. Slavery makes people tend to be what according to "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part I"?

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