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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau feel differing forms of government result in?

2. What does Rousseau say separates the sensation of the savage from simple knowledge?

3. What leads to sex for man, according to Rousseau?

4. What was man's second feeling, according to Rousseau?

5. According to Rousseau, what is the savage man of nature focused on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe and explain the affect that human passion has on humanity according to Rousseau in "A Discourse on Inequality".

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Rousseau's definition of the savage man to the modern man.

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