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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many types of inequality does Rousseau see among humans in "Chapter 4, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part One"?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

2. What does Rousseau feel differing forms of government result in?
(a) Different motivators.
(b) Different outlooks.
(c) Different desires.
(d) Different levels of inequality.

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

4. What do humans owe many of their ideas to?
(a) God.
(b) The nature.
(c) Speech.
(d) Their ancestors.

5. What does Rousseau think about the man who invented property rights?
(a) He pulled one over on his fellows.
(b) He was rude.
(c) He doesn't say anything about it.
(d) He was smart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do men have that can be combined, according to Rousseau?

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

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

4. What did some individuals grow rich enough for as a result of inventions?

5. What does Rousseau believe divides a repressed man?

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