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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 did older centuries think of natural law, according to Rousseau?
2. According to Rousseau, which of the following did not arise as a result of leaving a state of ignorance?
3. What does one have no time to learn when he or she is learning science, according to Rousseau?
4. What does Rousseau write was required in order to reach a new period of reason?
5. What does Rousseau believe is an artist's greatest compensation for his labor?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe what type of person Rousseau wants to represent the State.
2. Explain how the revival of the arts and sciences affected society according to Rousseau in "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part I".
3. According to Rousseau, how does science negatively affect the human population?
4. What does Jean-Jacques Rousseau's earliest discourse discuss?
5. In "Chapter 6, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Appendix" what happens as a result of luxury?
6. How does Rousseau feel about his fellow citizens according to "Chapter 3, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Dedication and Preface"?
7. In "Chapter 5, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part Two" what do men slowly realize they differ in and how is that important?
8. 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"?
9. Discuss what "Chapter 5, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part Two" says about despotism role in inequality.
10. In "Chapter 4, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part One", what passion does Rousseau worry about and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Rousseau's definition of the savage man to the modern man.
Essay Topic 2
Why does Rousseau believe that Socrates praised ignorance? Use this information provided in your reading, as well as your knowledge of history to explain your answer.
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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