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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, what is the outcome of man's labor?

2. Which of the following was NOT mentioned being a result of luxury?

3. What grew when the family grew, according to Rousseau?

4. Where does Rousseau question language evolved from?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and describe how Rousseau viewed property rights in relation to humanity and the way humans interacted overall.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how Jean-Jacques Rousseau has difficulty treating the subject of the "restoration of the arts and sciences" and its effects on morality fairly in his "A Discourse on Inequality"? Discuss what gets in the way and how the results are contradictory.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe how Rousseau views the nature of pleasure and pain in human individuals and how they serve as a motivator in all humans.

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