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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau say men came to love?

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

3. Which place does the Dedication praise as a virtuous republic?

4. What does luxury generate according to Rousseau?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rousseau explain the nature of man in relation to art?

2. At the start of Chapter 1, what is Rousseau concerned about?

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

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

5. What does Rousseau believe about time?

6. What does the Second Discourse focus on?

7. What does Rousseau argue about philosophers?

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

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

10. What does Rousseau believe contradicts one another?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In an essay, discuss what Rousseau thinks about natural right in relation to natural law, giving examples from the text to support your conclusions. Use the text to support your statements.

Essay Topic 2

In an essay, discuss Rousseau's belief regarding private property and how it leads to social and economic inequality. Students should discuss how Rousseau's theory, if true, may lead to competition or rivalry. Students may choose to disagree with Rousseau in the essay and must support their argument for or against Rousseau's theory.

Essay Topic 3

Rousseau's philosophical work, the First and Second Discourses, discusses Rousseau's views about nature verses society. In an essay, discuss how the two conflict based on the text.

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