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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Appendix.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Rousseau, who destroyed human compassion?
(a) Power.
(b) Greed.
(c) Desire.
(d) Modern depravity.

2. According to Rousseau, what does moral inequality clash with?
(a) Natural right.
(b) Human law.
(c) Human rights.
(d) Natural law.

3. What was man's second feeling, according to Rousseau?
(a) Self preservation.
(b) Crying.
(c) His existence.
(d) His breath.

4. What does Rousseau reflect on at the beginning of "Chapter 3, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Dedication and Preface"?
(a) The origin of the stars.
(b) The origin of life.
(c) The origin of music.
(d) The origin of inequality.

5. How many natural principles does Rousseau see in humanity at the end of "Chapter 3, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Dedication and Preface"?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau believe happens with the more a human knows?

2. What does Rousseau believe man's current state has more of in "Chapter 6, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Appendix"?

3. Mankind's new period of reason is a transition from what age according to Rousseau?

4. Where does Rousseau question language evolved from?

5. Why does Rousseau think men lie under restraint?

(see the answer key)

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