"Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains. One thinks himself the master of others, and still remains a greater slave than they. How did this change come about? I do not know. What can make it legitimate? That question I think I can answer."—Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract, 1762 Based on the excerpt, what concern is Rousseau addressing in The Social Contract?A The economic inequalities resulting from the rise of capitalismB The religious conflicts between Catholics and ProtestantsC The cultural differences between European nations and their colonial territoriesD The nature of political authority and the legitimacy of governance

How did Thomas Hobbes's interpretation of the social contract differ from Jean-Jacques Rousseau's?A.Hobbes's interpretation focused on social stability rather than individual freedom.B.Rousseau's interpretation promoted absolute monarchy rather than republicanism.C.Hobbes's interpretation was based on the idea that humans were naturally good.D.Rousseau's interpretation largely rejected the principle of popular sovereignty.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Jean-Jacques Rousseau is most closely associated with which belief?A.The people can only be governed if they consent to being governed.B.Social contracts are invalid and should be broken.C.People are naturally good, and their expressed will is what is best for society.D.Governments should be divided into three coequal branches.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which of the following demonstrates Karl Marx’s conviction that social inequality would continue to grow?Group of answer choices“No one knows who will live in this cage in the future, or whether at the end of this tremendous development entirely new prophets will arise, or there will be a great rebirth of ideas and ideals, or, if neither, mechanized petrification, embellished with a sort of convulsive self-importance.”“The modern laborer . . . instead of rising with the process of industry, sinks deeper and deeper below the conditions of existence of his own class. He becomes a pauper, and pauperism develops more rapidly than population and wealth.”“A religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, i.e., things set apart and forbidden—beliefs and practices which unite in one single moral community called a Church, all those who adhere to them.”“For the metropolis presents the peculiar conditions which are revealed to us as the opportunities and the stimuli for the development of both these ways of allocating roles to men.”

Man was actually born free, but is always held in chains by his fellow man. Said by who?Question 4Answera.Rousseaub.Ambrosec.John Locked.thomas Hobbes

Which Enlightenment philosopher introduced the idea that people enter a social contract with the purpose of maintaining order in society? A. Thomas Hobbes B. John Locke C. William Blackstone D. Charles-Louis Montesquieu