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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Rousseau say is the reason for the increase he saw in France?
(a) Art has become easily accessible.
(b) Sciences made people want more.
(c) Men left their ignorance behind.
(d) The bourgeois extended their hold on the economy.

3. What does Rousseau argue about the the society in which he was living in the First Discourse?
(a) It is on the brink of chaos.
(b) It is morally depraved.
(c) It has high moral standards.
(d) It is as perfect as it can be.

4. Where was Rousseau born according to the Introduction?
(a) Geneva.
(b) Paris.
(c) Nice.
(d) Lyon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau argue enlightenment usually produces?

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

3. What is Chapter 1 about?

4. What are the growing illegalities based on according to Rousseau?

5. What fell apart according to Rousseau?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the Introduction, what has Jean-Jacques Rousseau inspired?

2. What is at the heart of Rousseau's philosophy, according to the Introduction?

3. According to the Introduction, what does the First Discourse seek to prove?

4. At the end of Chapter 2, what does Rousseau believe about talented people?

5. How has art and science affected France, according to Chapter 1?

6. Who does Rousseau refer to in his statement about how the sciences to not improve morals?

7. How does Rousseau depict men of today?

8. What examples does Rousseau offer in his demonstration of how progress produced corruption?

9. What paradox does Rousseau discuss in Chapter 1?

10. What does Rousseau state about artists?

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