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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. What did a career in the church offer the priest?
(a) Upward mobility.
(b) Peace from desire.
(c) Security from want.
(d) Fulfillment in God.

2. What is the worst thing a man can think about in regard to his child, according to Rousseau?
(a) Wondering whether it will succeed.
(b) Wondering whether it will be good.
(c) Wondering whether it is actually his.
(d) Wondering whether it will survive childhood.

3. Where does Rousseau say self-love is rooted?
(a) In fear of the world.
(b) In self-awareness and natural affection.
(c) In excessive desire.
(d) In stifling education.

4. How was Rousseau helped in establishing a career?
(a) By support from his parents.
(b) By support from a mentor and benefactor.
(c) By support from the deans at the Sorbonne.
(d) By his relationships with women.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Rousseau urge people to avoid?

3. What trade did Rousseau apprentice in?

4. Where does Rousseau say a woman's status is highest?

5. What was Rousseau's childhood household like?

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