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