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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. Who does Rousseau say is wrong to think that because men have no natural sense of good that they must be wicked?

2. What does Rousseau say removes men from reality?

3. What does not arise when men become dependent on one another?

4. What did the man who invented property rights found according to Rousseau in Chapter 5?

5. What does Rousseau say about relating the different types of inequality?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does philosophy do?

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

5. How does Chapter 3 open?

6. What is fraught with challenges according to Rousseau?

7. What is the savage man's nature?

8. What does Rousseau lament in Chapter 3?

9. What does Rousseau discuss during his analysis of the metaphysical or moral side of man?

10. What does natural inequality produce, according to Rousseau?

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

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 3

In an essay, discuss how needs are the driving force behind modern society and the results of such needs. Use the text to support your discussion.

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