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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 is wasting time viewed by society today, according to "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?
2. What must Rousseau first figure out before writing "A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality"?
3. What good definition is hard to find, according to Rousseau?
4. What does Rousseau think the government and society can have?
5. 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"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does economic inequality evolve according to "Chapter 5, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part Two"?
2. According to "Chapter 1, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part I" how does slavery make man civilized?
3. 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?
4. Describe how Rousseau feels about luxury?
5. In "Chapter 4, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part One", what passion does Rousseau worry about and why?
6. Describe how Rousseau feels about property rights according to "Chapter 5, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part Two".
7. What is the main task of "A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality"?
8. What are the effects of idleness on humanity, according to "Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II"?
9. Describe how Rousseau feels society can become despotic.
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss how Rousseau emphasizes a theme that 'man oppresses man' and how Rousseau feels man does so.
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
Explain how Rousseau believes slavery can make people civilized. Discuss the transition of humans before and after the introduction of arts and sciences to their societies.
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