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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rousseau believe helped man use nature?
(a) Instinct.
(b) Free will.
(c) Natural reason.
(d) Force.

2. 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) 3.
(d) 4.

3. What does Rousseau believe divides a repressed man?
(a) Amore-propre and primitive emotions.
(b) Reflex and emotions.
(c) Instinct and reflex.
(d) Carnal and natural desire.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Rousseau, what do passions allow for the human?

2. What is the final stage of maturation of inequality, according to "Chapter 5, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part Two"?

3. What does Rousseau feel happens to the state as a result of luxury development?

4. What is human understanding rooted in, according to Rousseau?

5. What does amore-propre preserve?

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