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