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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do men have that can be combined, according to Rousseau?
(a) Fears and wants.
(b) Ideas and senses.
(c) Ideas and desires.
(d) Senses and fears.

2. What summarizes the end of "Chapter 4, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part One"?
(a) Calling to the gods for help.
(b) How power came into existence.
(c) Foregoing features of primitive man.
(d) Finding power.

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

4. What would make property rights equal?
(a) If human talents were equal.
(b) New government.
(c) War.
(d) New leadership.

5. What does Rousseau think humans are called to in "Chapter 6, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Appendix"?
(a) Perfection and stability.
(b) Perfection and wealth.
(c) Happiness and wealth.
(d) Happiness and perfection.

6. What did the poor become, according to Rousseau?
(a) Greedy.
(b) Moral.
(c) Thieves.
(d) Rude.

7. What do men learn to repress as a result of jealousy, according to Rousseau?
(a) Their irrational emotions.
(b) Their heated emotions.
(c) Their natural emotions.
(d) Their overall emotions.

8. What can society no longer exist on after luxury is introduced, according to Rousseau?
(a) Private income.
(b) Crops.
(c) Peaceful existence.
(d) Plants and acorns.

9. What does Rousseau believe does not preserve one's liberty?
(a) Laughing at one's liberty.
(b) Using one's liberty.
(c) Ignoring one's liberty.
(d) Alienation of one's liberty.

10. According to Rousseau, what was life of man limited to before his interests grew?
(a) Survival.
(b) Sensation.
(c) Family.
(d) Reproduction.

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

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

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

14. What does Rousseau believe government did NOT evolve from?
(a) Gods and kings.
(b) Arbitrary power.
(c) Mindless ideas.
(d) Rich men.

15. Which of the following are NOT the natural enemies of mankind, mentioned in "Chapter 4, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part One"?
(a) Money.
(b) Old age.
(c) Animals.
(d) Disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rousseau question language evolved from?

2. What did men dwell on according to Rousseau in "Chapter 4, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part One"?

3. What does Rousseau believe helped man use nature?

4. What does Rousseau feel differing forms of government result in?

5. What does Rousseau want to know about the "strong"?

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