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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 natural sentiment lead to according to Rousseau?

2. What type of democracy would Rousseau like?

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

4. What can magistrates easily usurp according to Rousseau?

5. What is the first language of man according to Rousseau?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Rousseau claim about the rich or the wealthy?

3. What is the savage man's nature?

4. How does Rousseau proceed in his discussion on the state of nature?

5. What does Rousseau begin by supposing in Chapter 4?

6. What does philosophy do?

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

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

9. What does Rousseau lament in Chapter 3?

10. What does Rousseau believe about those who create property rights in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In an essay, discuss Rousseau's theory on economic inequality and discuss the ramifications of his theory on the populace, as well as on the economy. Students may rebut his comments with support from critics or by examining the concentration of wealth. Students should use the text to support their discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Rousseau introduces amour propre as self-preservation or acute awareness of oneself. Discuss and analyze Rousseau's discussion of amour propre in an essay and use the text to support your analysis.

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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