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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 does Rousseau recommend mothers should give up?
(a) Books.
(b) Breastfeeding.
(c) Swaddling clothes.
(d) Foot binding.

2. What was the official perception of "Emile"?
(a) Rousseau was being disobedient to the rulers of France.
(b) Rousseau was committing treason.
(c) Rousseau was encouraging readers to break the law.
(d) Rousseau was challenging common sense.

3. What distinction does epistemology seek to make?
(a) Between what is real and what is imaginative.
(b) Between what is true and what is false.
(c) Between what is material and what is spirit.
(d) Between what is eternal and what is particular.

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

5. Who tried to punish Rousseau for writing "Emile"?
(a) Public authorities.
(b) The aristocracy.
(c) Townspeople in his city.
(d) Bureaucrats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau say is the source of inner conflict?

2. What trait is needed in tutors who are trying to win a student's submission?

3. What is the ultimate goal of Rousseau's educational philosophy?

4. How does Rousseau believe physical activity affects perception?

5. Who begins to have an influence on the child after the mother has weaned the boy?

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