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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rousseau think the gods will react to people forming a more perfect union?

2. How does Rousseau see the state of man in "Chapter 6, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Appendix"?

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

4. According to Rousseau, who destroyed human compassion?

5. What do humans owe many of their ideas to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and explain how morality's corruption does or does not destroy taste, according to Rousseau.

Essay Topic 2

Explain why the transition away from Europe's barbarism was detrimental to society, according to Rousseau.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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