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

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

3. Who rewarded Rousseau for writing "Emile"?
(a) The nobility.
(b) The common people.
(c) The aristocracy.
(d) The clergy.

4. What is the customary view of children, according to Rousseau?
(a) That they are angels.
(b) That they are weak.
(c) That they are devilish.
(d) That they are raw material.

5. What does Rousseau say is the rule for women?
(a) Overcome yourself.
(b) Know yourself.
(c) Arouse strength and activity in men.
(d) Bear children and be a good wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject does the author address in Book 4, Chapter 3?

2. Whom does Rousseau address in Chapter 1, Book 3?

3. What does the field of epistemology concern itself with?

4. What is it that allows an adolescent to exceed his limits?

5. What does Rousseau say Emile can say at the end of each day?

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