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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many natural principles does Rousseau see in humanity at the end of "Chapter 3, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Dedication and Preface"?

2. Who spread knowledge to the masses, according to Rousseau?

3. What does Rousseau say the size of the state should be in order to propose laws freely?

4. The arts and sciences have helped human beings to repress what according to "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part I"?

5. What is true philosophy, according to Rousseau in "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the public economy and its authority as described in "Chapter 7, A Discourse on Political Economy".

2. How does economic inequality evolve according to "Chapter 5, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part Two"?

3. Describe how Rousseau feels about property rights according to "Chapter 5, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part Two".

4. Where does Rousseau believe many civilizations believe science arose from according to "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?

5. Why is there no benefit in man's private interest according to Rousseau in "Chapter 6, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Appendix"?

6. Explain how Rousseau feels about art's relationship to children.

7. Compare and contrast the difference of amore-propre to philosophy according to Rousseau in "Chapter 4, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part One".

8. What does Rousseau in "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II" think an artist's greatest compensation is?

9. Describe where patriotism must come from as discussed in "Chapter 7, A Discourse on Political Economy".

10. What were man's two first feelings according to Rousseau?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast natural law to laws that operated in modern and older centuries.

Essay Topic 2

The introduction of arts and sciences are meant to give freedom to men, but slavery was often a result from that knowledge. How do arts and sciences stifle man's liberty and cause them to love their slavery?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and explain the affect that human passion has on humanity according to Rousseau in "A Discourse on Inequality".

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