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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. Who is Chapter 3 dedicated to?
(a) Rousseau's brother.
(b) Rousseau's ruler.
(c) Rousseau's mother.
(d) Rousseau's sister.

2. What does Rousseau say of the human animal?
(a) It is outdated.
(b) It is an ingenious machine.
(c) It is flawed.
(d) It is a precise clock.

3. What knowledge cannot be imputed when imagining the state of nature according to Rousseau?
(a) War.
(b) Love.
(c) Justice.
(d) Law.

4. What do people accept in Rousseau's perfect city?
(a) The state ruling authority.
(b) Art.
(c) Rousseau's wisdom.
(d) To be treated fairly.

5. What type of democracy would Rousseau like?
(a) One that allows him to live peacefully.
(b) One where he is in charge.
(c) A bloated one.
(d) One without representatives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the rich produce the state according to Rousseau?

2. What type of government is Rousseau concerned about in Chapter 3?

3. Whose view does Rousseau say is wrong concerning the state of nature?

4. What should be equal if talents are equal according to Rousseau?

5. Who does Rousseau say does not exhibit conditions to the same degree as modern man?

Short Essay Questions

1. What natural enemies does man have, according to Rousseau?

2. What does Rousseau desire about law and the people?

3. What does Rousseau argue about humanity at the end of Chapter 3?

4. What does Rousseau lament in Chapter 3?

5. What are the two types of inequality among humans presented by Rousseau in Chapter 4?

6. What happens when we give up liberty?

7. What does Rousseau seek to uncover according to Chapter 3?

8. What do humans owe their ideas to, according to Rousseau?

9. What happens as family grows?

10. How does Chapter 3 open?

(see the answer keys)

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