1. 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 how to act.
(b) Knowing how to speak.
(c) Knowing consequence.
(d) Knowing power.

2. What is political authority founded on, according to Rousseau?
(a) Convention through the use of art.
(b) Convention through the use of science.
(c) Convention through the use of mankind.
(d) Convention through the use of law.

3. What does Rousseau want all individuals to have love for?
(a) Their parents.
(b) Their country.
(c) Themselves.
(d) Their history.

4. What should society teach men to do instead of pursuing virtue, according to Rousseau?
(a) To love.
(b) To be humble.
(c) Their duty.
(d) Their role.

5. What does philosophy do?
(a) Enlightens the human.
(b) Broadens the human.
(c) Isolates the human.
(d) Introverts the human.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. 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"?

3. What do men learn to repress as a result of jealousy, according to Rousseau?

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 a natural virtue considered to be, according to Rousseau?

(see the answer key)

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