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

2. What does Rousseau say about the first 25 years of a man's life?
(a) That few people survive them.
(b) They are the heart of a man's character.
(c) They go quickly.
(d) They have nothing to do with the next 25 years.

3. What does Rousseau say changes the effects of women on young men?
(a) Existential despair.
(b) Love poetry.
(c) Hormonal flushes.
(d) Violent rages.

4. What balance does Rousseau try to strike in his child rearing?
(a) Leave the child free but also structure its learning.
(b) Create an obedient child without making him hate you.
(c) Be responsive but retain authority.
(d) Teach strict morals and free will.

5. Why had the priest become a priest?
(a) His parents had seen it as a good career.
(b) He had been raised in a church orphanage.
(c) He had wandered the world until he heard a calling.
(d) He had to choose between the church and the military.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the priest feel after he left the church?

2. How does Rousseau believe physical activity affects perception?

3. In what does Rousseau say selfishness is rooted?

4. What single subject is Book 4, Chapter 2 devoted to?

5. What was the official perception of "Emile"?

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