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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, Book 5 : Chapter 2, Sophy Cont..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rousseau say Emile has been protected from in his education?
(a) Knowing his strength.
(b) Being satisfied with what he has.
(c) Wanting what was beyond his grasp.
(d) Knowing evil.

2. What proportion of children reached adulthood in Rousseau's time?
(a) All.
(b) Half.
(c) A quarter.
(d) Three quarters.

3. How does Rousseau define a happy life?
(a) A life of good work done well among good people.
(b) A life with freedom from want and suffering.
(c) A life with more pleasure than pain.
(d) A life of devotion to spiritual growth.

4. What is the consequence of too many slips in the child-rearing process?
(a) The child becomes well adjusted.
(b) The child becomes too obedient.
(c) The child becomes a coward.
(d) The child becomes a tyrant.

5. What does the priest say does not work?
(a) Faith.
(b) Apostasy.
(c) Submission.
(d) Heresy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which philosopher was Rousseau strongly influenced by?

2. What is the worst thing a man can think about in regard to his child, according to Rousseau?

3. What does Rousseau say ensures interdependence of man and woman?

4. What kind of strength does Rousseau say adolescents attain?

5. Where does Rousseau say a woman's status is highest?

(see the answer key)

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