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

2. What is true philosophy, according to Rousseau in "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?
(a) Knowing consequence.
(b) Knowing how to act.
(c) Knowing how to speak.
(d) Knowing power.

3. What does Rousseau question moral behavior could strictly be brought about by?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Tolerance.
(d) Hatred.

4. 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) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

5. What does Rousseau understand about the idleness in children?
(a) It allows growth.
(b) It's necessary.
(c) It's evil.
(d) It's a good thing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do few artists defend according to Rousseau in "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?

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

3. What is the main task of Rousseau's, "The Discourse on the Origin of Inequality"?

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

5. What is human understanding rooted in, according to Rousseau?

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