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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. Where does Rousseau say self-love is rooted?
(a) In self-awareness and natural affection.
(b) In stifling education.
(c) In excessive desire.
(d) In fear of the world.

2. What kind of opinions does Rousseau seem to hold, as he talks about book learning?
(a) Devotional.
(b) Anti-intellectual.
(c) Skeptical.
(d) Reverential.

3. What trait is needed in tutors who are trying to win a student's submission?
(a) Love of virtue.
(b) Deceitfulness.
(c) Cleverness.
(d) Earnestness.

4. Which philosopher does Rousseau cite by name in the section on Submission?
(a) Hume.
(b) Kant.
(c) Fleury.
(d) Hegel.

5. Whom does Rousseau address in Chapter 1, Book 3?
(a) Mothers.
(b) Children.
(c) Infants.
(d) Adolescents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau say is the purpose of education?

2. From what does Rousseau want to protect children?

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

4. What additional factor allows a child to exceed his limits?

5. What did Rousseau require in order to obtain Emile's submission at the end of the Early Childhood section?

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