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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. How does Rousseau suggest we see childhood?
(a) As a time in itself.
(b) As the goal for all men's development.
(c) As a perfect state in itself.
(d) As a stage in the man's development.

2. What was Rousseau's father's trade?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Watch maker.
(c) Professor.
(d) Cooper.

3. What advantage does physical activity confer on a student?
(a) Strength to overcome emotions.
(b) Patience to face loss.
(c) Hard-heartedness to face suffering.
(d) Vigor to face the threats in life.

4. What argument does Rousseau use to support his emphasis on the need for physical activity in children?
(a) He refers to studies that have been conducted.
(b) He cites philosophers who agree with him.
(c) He appeals to the reader's common sense.
(d) He refutes philosophers' claims to the contrary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. If someone published under his/her own name, what question did he/her confront?

2. Which philosopher was Rousseau strongly influenced by?

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

4. How does Rousseau define a happy life?

5. How did the man to whom Rousseau was apprenticed treat Rousseau?

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