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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, Book 5 : Chapter 3, Emile Grows More Mature.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of Book 5, Chapter 2?
(a) The education of women.
(b) The responsibility of women.
(c) The duties of a mother.
(d) The duties of a husband.

2. What is Rousseau's ideal for child rearing?
(a) Instill self-reliance as the solution to inner conflicts.
(b) Do away with inner conflicts.
(c) Instill obedience as the solution to inner conflicts.
(d) Make children aware of their inner conflicts.

3. Why does Rousseau say that children lack strength?
(a) Because they have been subjected to book learning.
(b) Because they are compared with adults.
(c) Because they have not exercised enough.
(d) Because they have not been fed well.

4. What distinction does epistemology seek to make?
(a) Between what is eternal and what is particular.
(b) Between what is true and what is false.
(c) Between what is real and what is imaginative.
(d) Between what is material and what is spirit.

5. How old was Rousseau when he wrote "Emile"?
(a) In his 60s.
(b) In his 40s.
(c) In his 30s.
(d) In his 50s.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Rousseau say manhood begins?

2. What advantage does physical activity confer on a student?

3. How does Rousseau characterize his times?

4. Whom does Rousseau address directly in the section on submission?

5. What does Rousseau say a man should have learned in his first 25 years?

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