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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rousseau argue the arts force men to reward people based on?
(a) Birth.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Fortune.
(d) Appearance.

2. How many sections does the Introduction say the Second Discourse has?
(a) 5 sections.
(b) 6 sections.
(c) 9 sections.
(d) 4 sections.

3. What are the two laws of nature and natural right according to Rousseau?
(a) Physical nature and rational man.
(b) Physical nature and irrational man.
(c) Rational man and irrational nature.
(d) Physical nature and the king is always right.

4. What is, in science, more likely to result from speculation than truth?
(a) Receiving research funding.
(b) Error.
(c) Mistakes.
(d) A workable product.

5. What did the "philosophes" think would happen to a society where false beliefs wither?
(a) It would collapse.
(b) Women would come to power.
(c) It would get better.
(d) It would rule the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What should the preface of the Second Discourse say philosophers must focus on?

2. What question does Rousseau try to answer about society?

3. What should academies organize society around?

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

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

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