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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. What do humans owe many of their ideas to?
(a) Their ancestors.
(b) Speech.
(c) The nature.
(d) God.

2. What grew when the family grew, according to Rousseau?
(a) Paternal affection.
(b) Maternal affection.
(c) Trust.
(d) Companionship.

3. Why does Rousseau think men lie under restraint?
(a) So they can hide their motives and suppress them.
(b) To feel control.
(c) He doesn't think they lie.
(d) To be controlled.

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"?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

5. What did the rich become, according to Rousseau?
(a) Greedy.
(b) Usurpers.
(c) Harsh.
(d) Rude.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of rights does Rousseau want the cities in his State to have?

2. Where do people begin to crowd as luxury grows, according to Rousseau?

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

4. When does Rousseau believe inequality came?

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

(see the answer key)

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