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

Short Answer Questions

1. What would make property rights equal?

2. What did the rich become, according to Rousseau?

3. According to Rousseau, what does moral inequality clash with?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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