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The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • 1. According to Rousseau, what does the social contract create?
A) Private property
B) A collective general will
C) Individual freedom
D) Absolute monarchy
  • 2. What is the 'general will' in Rousseau's philosophy?
A) The will of the ruling class
B) The will of the majority
C) The collective will of the people
D) The will of the strongest individual
  • 3. Rousseau believes that laws should reflect what?
A) The interests of the wealthy
B) The wishes of the king
C) The general will
D) Religious doctrine
  • 4. In Rousseau's view, what corrupts the natural goodness of humans?
A) Technology
B) Society
C) Education
D) War
  • 5. What idea does Rousseau reject in his social contract theory?
A) The notion of divine right kingship
B) The importance of civil rights
C) The necessity of government
D) The need for laws
  • 6. According to Rousseau, freedom in a social contract means what?
A) Obeying laws that one has a hand in creating
B) Having no restrictions
C) Following the will of the majority
D) Being free from all forms of government
  • 7. Rousseau defines the social contract as:
A) An agreement among free individuals
B) A pact with a monarch
C) A system of oppression
D) An economic necessity
  • 8. What type of government does Rousseau advocate?
A) Despotism
B) Oligarchy
C) Aristocracy
D) Democracy
  • 9. Which phrase describes Rousseau's vision of society?
A) Class distinction
B) Individual autonomy
C) Collective freedom
D) Centralized authority
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