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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Rousseau, who destroyed human compassion?

2. What is at conflict in "Chapter 6, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Appendix" that concerns Rousseau?

3. Where does Rousseau believe speech arose from?

4. What is human understanding rooted in, according to Rousseau?

5. According to Rousseau, what was life of man limited to before his interests grew?

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 and analyze how speech is a "cry of nature" and how Rousseau feels speech evolved.

Essay Topic 3

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

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