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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Book 2 : Chapter 1, Early Childhood.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who rewarded Rousseau for writing "Emile"?
(a) The nobility.
(b) The aristocracy.
(c) The clergy.
(d) The common people.

2. How did the man to whom Rousseau was apprenticed treat Rousseau?
(a) Affectionately.
(b) Violently.
(c) Dispassionately.
(d) Gently.

3. If someone published under his/her own name, what question did he/her confront?
(a) Whether readers would write to them personally.
(b) Whether the people in their city would acknowledge or shun them.
(c) Whether their social superiors would punish or reward them.
(d) Whether their family would disown them.

4. Who tried to punish Rousseau for writing "Emile"?
(a) Townspeople in his city.
(b) The aristocracy.
(c) Public authorities.
(d) Bureaucrats.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which philosopher was Rousseau strongly influenced by?

2. What proportion of children reached adulthood in Rousseau's time?

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

4. What was Rousseau's father's trade?

5. How was Rousseau helped in establishing a career?

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