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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, Book 5 : Chapter 1, Sophy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Rousseau lose his apprenticeship?
(a) He was caught stealing.
(b) He returned home to care for his parents.
(c) He got drunk one night.
(d) He ran away.

2. What does Rousseau say an adolescent's new powers and experiences cause him or her to do?
(a) Submit to authorities.
(b) Chafe against constraints.
(c) Speak with new authority.
(d) Discover new laws.

3. What was the convention for authors of unconventional books in Europe?
(a) They would publish in another language first.
(b) They would publish under pseudonyms.
(c) They would self-publish.
(d) They would publish under their own names.

4. Who begins to have an influence on the child after the mother has weaned the boy?
(a) The siblings.
(b) The nanny.
(c) God.
(d) The tutor.

5. What effect will marriage have on Emile?
(a) Getting him out of his apprenticeship.
(b) Ameliorating his desires.
(c) Entering him into society.
(d) Weighing him down with responsibilities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau say changes the effects of women on young men?

2. If someone published under his/her own name, what question did he/her confront?

3. How did the priest enter the clergy?

4. Which philosopher was Rousseau strongly influenced by?

5. What kind of approach does Rousseau advocate for parents when their children are hurt?

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