Rousseau believed that man in the “state of nature” was naturally good. Still he admitted that a true state of nature probably existed except as an ideal, a standard for comparison. His mothod for dealing with this discrepancy between reality and theory was to:

A. “lay the facts aside, as they do not affect the question.”
B. He blamed a maid and remained silent when she was punished
C. He immediately confessed
D. He ran awa but not before returning the stolen items

Jean-Jacques Rousseau died in:___________?

A. London, britain
B. Geneva, switzerland
C. Ermenonville, france
D. None of these

School Social contract theory is related with:____________?

A. Thomas hobbes
B. Jean-jacques rousseau
C. Bob woodward
D. None of these

At the age of sixteen, when rightly accused of stealing from a wealthy employer how did Rousseau respond?

A. He initially denied the crime but then admitted it and made restitution
B. He blained a maid and remained silent when she was punished
C. He immediately confessed
D. He ran away but not before returning the stolen items

Jean-Jacques Rousseau died at the age of:_____________?

A. 68 years
B. 66 years
C. 60 years
D. 78 years

What was Rousseau’s remedy for the corruption and slavery of civilized society?

A. A new social contract
B. Democratic reforms
C. Revolution
D. Socialism

In Rousseau’s view, what would constitute true liberty?

A. Free enterprise, unrestrained by government interference
B. A republic in which there is universal suffrage (for property owning males)
C. Replacement of autocratic governments by athenian style democracy
D. Submission to the “general will” of the citizenry

Rousseau felt that social living corrupted us leading to such ills as private property and social classes. Which of the following is his famous phrase arising from this reasoning?

A. Workers of the world unite
B. Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest
C. Put the child in his place and keep him there
D. MAN was born free, but he is everywhere in chains

How does Rousseau describe man in his primal natural state?

A. A noble savage
B. Solitary, nasty and brutish
C. A blank slate
D. Totally corrupted

Jean-Jacques Rousseau died on:__________?

A. 14th july 1778
B. 12th july 1778
C. 2nd july 1778
D. 27th july 1778