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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Book 4 : Chapter 2, The Creed of a Savoyard Priest.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of background does Rousseau say he came from?
(a) Openly sensual.
(b) Chaste.
(c) Conservative.
(d) Libertine.

2. What condition does the priest impose on his advice?
(a) Return to childhood religion, but with the whole heart.
(b) Give yourself wholly to atheistic self-searching.
(c) Return to childhood religion, but with healthy skepticism.
(d) Remain skeptical about whatever religion--or irreligion--you take up.

3. What is Rousseau's focus in Chapter 1, Book 3?
(a) Innocence and experience.
(b) Truth and falsehood.
(c) Weakness and strength.
(d) Knowledge and ignorance.

4. What metaphor does the priest use for the man who returns to his religion?
(a) Healing an injury.
(b) Outfitting a ship for a voyage.
(c) Finding eternal peace.
(d) Reconciling with family.

5. In what sense does Rousseau say that children have strength?
(a) They are strong because they have not been exposed to evil yet.
(b) They are strong when they are compared with other children.
(c) They are strong because they do not have self-doubts.
(d) They are strong because they can understand tough concepts.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what does Rousseau want to protect children?

2. Why did the priest feel that he had lost his entire religion?

3. What did a career in the church offer the priest?

4. Against what does Rousseau warn teachers?

5. How does Rousseau answer Emile's question about where babies come from?

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