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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following are NOT the natural enemies of mankind, mentioned in "Chapter 4, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part One"?

2. What does Rousseau think about the man who invented property rights?

3. Where do people begin to crowd as luxury grows, according to Rousseau?

4. What can society no longer exist on after luxury is introduced, according to Rousseau?

5. When does Rousseau believe inequality came?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Jean-Jacques Rousseau's ideal and preferred type of government to the one that actually exists and how his ideas are ambitious.

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

Analyze and discuss the motif that knowledge is a tragedy in "A Discourse on Inequality" and why Rousseau reasons so.

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