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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 type of government does Rousseau say has no rationale and is against nature?
(a) Hereditary monarchy.
(b) Oligarchy.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Republic.

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

3. What part of society increased according to Rousseau?
(a) It's size.
(b) It's thirst for knowledge?
(c) It's desire for art.
(d) It's reliance on science.

4. Which place does the Dedication praise as a virtuous republic?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Geneva.
(d) Russia.

5. Who attacked art and science according to Rousseau?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Hobbes.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Plato.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Rousseau reject the notion of natural law?

3. What does Rousseau say arts and sciences restrict?

4. What does Rousseau say science inherently is?

5. What displays apparent contradiction between virtue and enlightenment according to Rousseau in the First Discourse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What alarming consequences does science have, according to Chapter 2?

2. How does Rousseau depict men of today?

3. What does Rousseau argue about philosophers?

4. What are three main influences on Rousseau's work, according to the Introduction?

5. What examples of vanity does Rousseau give in Chapter 2?

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

7. Why is Rousseau concerned about children?

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

9. What are the two laws of nature and natural right?

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

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