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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, A Discourse on Political Economy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rousseau say separates the sensation of the savage from simple knowledge?
(a) A universe.
(b) A bridge.
(c) An ocean.
(d) A gulf.

2. According to Rousseau, what is the natural or physical inequality established by?
(a) Government.
(b) Society.
(c) Nature.
(d) Weather.

3. What did some individuals grow rich enough for as a result of inventions?
(a) Pleasure.
(b) Leisure.
(c) Indulgence.
(d) Governing.

4. Slavery makes people tend to be what according to "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part I"?
(a) Equal.
(b) Civilized.
(c) Angry.
(d) Affiliated.

5. What does Rousseau say arts require?
(a) Power.
(b) Talent.
(c) Luxury.
(d) Passion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of land does Rousseau prefer to live in?

2. What did the poor become, according to Rousseau?

3. What does "A Discourse on Inequality" of Rousseau's focus on aside from morality?

4. What summarizes the end of "Chapter 4, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part One"?

5. What does Rousseau believe government did NOT evolve from?

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