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