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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What should the preface of the Second Discourse say philosophers must focus on?
(a) Why philosophers are great.
(b) Nature of man.
(c) Inequality between men and women.
(d) The oppression of the masses.

2. When did Rousseau die?
(a) 1777.
(b) 1789.
(c) 1778.
(d) 1804.

3. What does Rousseau say science inherently is?
(a) A way to better ourselves.
(b) Good for society.
(c) Captivating.
(d) Dangerous.

4. What does the pursuit of art and science not teach citizens?
(a) To grow their own food.
(b) To question authority.
(c) To be virtuous.
(d) To take care of themselves.

5. What contradiction was Rousseau trying to illuminate?
(a) Great kings.
(b) Honest politicians.
(c) Enlightened despotism.
(d) Dark sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rousseau use to counterbalance the potential good of modernity?

2. What does Rousseau argue enlightenment usually produces?

3. How does the Introduction classify both Hobbes and Locke?

4. What are the two laws of nature and natural right according to Rousseau?

5. Why does Rousseau reject the notion of natural law?

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