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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 does the adolescent's strength allow him to do?
(a) Exceed earlier limits.
(b) Understand human nature.
(c) Complete a masterpiece and enter a trade.
(d) Compete with adults.

2. Which student does Rousseau say will learn quickest?
(a) The student motivated by competition with fellow students.
(b) The student motivated by desire to know.
(c) The student motivated by selfishness.
(d) The student motivated by the threat of parental judgment.

3. Why did the priest feel that he had lost his entire religion?
(a) He saw it as a whole, and his ideas about sex did not fit.
(b) He was excommunicated by a strict bishop.
(c) He refused to believe in a religion founded on falsehoods.
(d) He saw himself as too corrupt to be a believer.

4. What kind of strength does Rousseau say adolescents attain?
(a) Physical.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Moral.

5. Against what does Rousseau warn teachers?
(a) Consorting with their students.
(b) Dishonesty with their students.
(c) Giving students too much freedom.
(d) Simplifying the truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what sense does Rousseau say that children have strength?

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

3. What is Rousseau's focus in Chapter 1, Book 3?

4. What field did the priest explore after leaving the church?

5. What does Rousseau say supplies the greatest motivational force for a student?

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