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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 is Rousseau using the dedication for?

2. What do not have regular form according to Rousseau?

3. What does Rousseau argue does not enter into consideration when a nation is formed by men?

4. How do people see the weak according to Rousseau?

5. What type of government arises when inequality is the weakest?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens as men acquire more?

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

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

6. What happens when we give up liberty?

7. What are the two conclusions about inequality that Rousseau traces at the end of Chapter 5?

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

9. What does Rousseau lament in Chapter 3?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the idea of perfection, also identified as man's ability to improve himself and the role of the environment. Discuss Rousseau's examination of perfectibility and adaptation by using the text to support your statements.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Rousseau's belief in personal freedom and autonomy in relation to the government and compare his thoughts with that of Locke in an essay. Students should use Rousseau's First and Second Discourses, as well as Locke's Second Treatise of Government to support their discussion.

Essay Topic 3

In an essay, discuss Rousseau's conclusions about despotism as discussed in Chapter 5 of the First and Second Discourses. Students should define the term despotism and use the text and secondary sources to support their analysis of despotism.

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