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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How will the right amount of work affect Emile?
(a) It will make him sleep soundly.
(b) It will make his mind receptive.
(c) It will mitigate his desires.
(d) It will keep his digestion regular.

2. How does Rousseau say a woman's gentleness will affect men's power?
(a) With the effect of fertilizer on roots.
(b) With the effect of sun on leaves.
(c) With the effect of a stream on a stone.
(d) With the effect of fresh air on a basement.

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

4. What is it that allows an adolescent to exceed his limits?
(a) A strength he attains as the reward for competition against his peers.
(b) A strength that he did not know he had.
(c) A strength he assumes by strict physical training.
(d) A strength that had always been there, unused.

5. What trait is needed in tutors who are trying to win a student's submission?
(a) Cleverness.
(b) Deceitfulness.
(c) Love of virtue.
(d) Earnestness.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Against what kind of trap does Rousseau warn Emile?

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

5. What does Rousseau say about self-love?

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