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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 kind of approach does Rousseau advocate for parents when their children are hurt?
(a) Hands-off approach: let the child fend for himself.
(b) Moderate approach: let the child see that he will be all right.
(c) Punitive approach: punish the child for getting hurt.
(d) Drastic approach: take the child to a doctor immediately.

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

3. Whom does Rousseau address directly in the section on submission?
(a) Clergy.
(b) Tutors.
(c) Mothers.
(d) Gentlemen.

4. What does the field of epistemology concern itself with?
(a) The ideal forms behind the reality we experience.
(b) The realities behind the appearances we can see and measure.
(c) How we know what we know.
(d) The study of correspondence.

5. What example does Rousseau use for teaching Emile to read?
(a) The tutor threatened to humiliate Emile if he did not know his letters.
(b) The tutor told Emile that he would be rewarded if he learned to read.
(c) The tutor left notes around for Emile and Emile wanted to read them.
(d) The tutor cajoled Emile with praise and gifts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rousseau contrasts book learning with what kind of learning?

2. What advantage does physical activity confer on a student?

3. What kind of clothing does Rousseau prefer for children?

4. How old was Rousseau when he wrote "Emile"?

5. Who tried to punish Rousseau for writing "Emile"?

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