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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What cannot be uncovered about nature's inequality, according to Rousseau?
(a) The result.
(b) The detriment.
(c) The source.
(d) The reason.

2. How does society subsist according to Rousseau?
(a) Illegal control.
(b) Governmental taxation.
(c) Gaining at others' expense.
(d) Lies.

3. What did men dwell on according to Rousseau in "Chapter 4, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part One"?
(a) Needs.
(b) Desire.
(c) Wants.
(d) Love.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What grew when the family grew, according to Rousseau?

2. What does Rousseau believe follows the heels of metallurgy and agriculture?

3. Which of the following was NOT mentioned being a result of luxury?

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

5. Where does Rousseau believe speech arose from?

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