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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences, Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does science prevent the production of according to Rousseau?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Worldly goods.
(c) Good leader.
(d) Good men.

2. What does Rousseau say artists rarely are?
(a) Good.
(b) Patriots or good men.
(c) Smart.
(d) Successful.

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

4. What are the growing illegalities based on according to Rousseau?
(a) Country of origin.
(b) The social political make-up of the time.
(c) Birth.
(d) Talents of men.

5. Why does Rousseau reject the notion of natural law?
(a) Locke favors it.
(b) We do not yet know the nature of man.
(c) He wants to contradict all the thinkers of his time.
(d) His royalty backers don't like the concept.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the pursuit of art and science not teach citizens?

2. How would artists feel if they were to work amongst those who hate their work according to Rousseau?

3. Who attacked art and science according to Rousseau?

4. What is needed by the law according to Rousseau?

5. What does Rousseau say about public praise?

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