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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do people see the weak according to Rousseau?
(a) Enslaved.
(b) In power.
(c) As ignorant.
(d) People try to not to see them.

2. What does Rousseau say matters little in the pursuit of virtue?
(a) Education.
(b) Art.
(c) Work.
(d) Philosophy.

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

4. How does Rousseau want to live his life?
(a) Fast.
(b) Quietly.
(c) In freedom.
(d) Nicely.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau ignore that he says is acquired through a long process?

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

3. What does Rousseau say would have been prevented if someone called on the lies of the man who invented property rights?

4. What do people accept in Rousseau's perfect city?

5. What does Rousseau say men can hide from open discernment?

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