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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Dedication and Preface.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does luxury generate according to Rousseau?
(a) Good men.
(b) Free time.
(c) Art.
(d) Travel.

2. What does Rousseau wonder is improved or undermined by restoring the arts and sciences?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Values.
(c) Morality.
(d) Virtue.

3. What does Rousseau lament in Chapter 3?
(a) The loss of freedom of his countrymen.
(b) The loss of his influence.
(c) The loss of his sister.
(d) The loss of his rights.

4. What does Rousseau say about public praise?
(a) Artists hate them.
(b) Artists love them.
(c) Only the philosopher deserves them.
(d) They are only good for leaders.

5. What type of government is Rousseau concerned about in Chapter 3?
(a) Oligarchy.
(b) Republican.
(c) Monarchy.
(d) Democracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau argue the arts force men to recognize?

2. What does Rousseau say at the end of Chapter 1 might contradict virtue?

3. Who should the law rule in Rousseau's perfect city?

4. What does Rousseau say arts and sciences have aided the suppression of?

5. What is, in science, more likely to result from speculation than truth?

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