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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a natural virtue considered to be, according to Rousseau?

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

3. What does Rousseau believe follows the heels of metallurgy and agriculture?

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

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

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

Analyze and discuss the overall intention for Jean-Jacques Rousseau's writing "A Discourse on Inequality" and what he desired to accomplish from this work.

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