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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is most relevant in deciding how or whether to punish a child?
(a) The spiritual dangers of the issue.
(b) The rule or law at issue.
(c) The circumstances and the context of the infraction.
(d) The temperaments of the parent and the child.

4. What was the convention for authors of unconventional books in Europe?
(a) They would publish in another language first.
(b) They would self-publish.
(c) They would publish under pseudonyms.
(d) They would publish under their own names.

5. What does Rousseau say is the source of inner conflict?
(a) The tension between morality of the body on one hand and immortality of works on the other.
(b) The tension between needs and desires on one hand and social conformity on the other.
(c) The tension between physical existence on one hand and spiritual existence on the other.
(d) The tension between free will on one hand and limitation on the other.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau say he wants Emile to learn?

2. How does Rousseau define a happy life?

3. When should children begin book learning, in Rousseau's opinion?

4. What advice does Rousseau give to mothers?

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

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