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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 the restrictions imposed by arts and sciences do?
(a) Make people civilized.
(b) Make people think.
(c) Make despotic governments bearable.
(d) Make untalented people famous.

2. What is not superior to the present day?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Nature of man.
(c) Science.
(d) Art.

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

4. What Saint influenced Rousseau's vision?
(a) Saint Augustine.
(b) Saint John of the Cross
(c) Saint Thomas.
(d) Saint Thomas Aquinas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau say is hidden in society?

2. What should academies organize society around?

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

4. What does Rousseau say might result only in ignorance?

5. What is needed by arts according to Rousseau?

Short Essay Questions

1. What paradox does Rousseau discuss in Chapter 1?

2. What does Rousseau believe about time?

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

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

5. What does Rousseau believe about the growing size of society?

6. What does the First Discourse argue?

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

8. Why is Rousseau concerned about children?

9. What does Rousseau argue about his society according to the Introduction?

10. What does Rousseau state has fallen apart in Chapter 1?

(see the answer keys)

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