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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 Rousseau require in order to obtain Emile's submission at the end of the Early Childhood section?
(a) Reasonable persuasion.
(b) Resistance to the child's will.
(c) Righteous anger.
(d) Physical force.

2. What does the priest say does not work?
(a) Apostasy.
(b) Heresy.
(c) Submission.
(d) Faith.

3. How does Rousseau answer Emile's question about where babies come from?
(a) In explicit detail.
(b) Without describing sexual activity but without being deceitful.
(c) He refuses to answer the question until Emile is older.
(d) In polite euphemisms.

4. When does Rousseau say manhood begins?
(a) At 16.
(b) At 21.
(c) At 25.
(d) At 18.

5. What is the subject of Book 5, Chapter 2?
(a) The education of women.
(b) The responsibility of women.
(c) The duties of a mother.
(d) The duties of a husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rousseau describe being married?

2. What is Rousseau's religious perspective as he advises Emile?

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

4. How does Rousseau suggest telling students about where babies come from?

5. How does Rousseau explain the relations of the sexes?

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