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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Book 2 : Chapter 1, Early Childhood.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many children did Rousseau have?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 0.

4. What was the dominant idea in Europe when Rousseau wrote "Emile"?
(a) That all knowledge is just remembering.
(b) That knowledge comes from God.
(c) That knowledge is innate.
(d) That knowledge comes from the senses.

5. Who begins to have an influence on the child after the mother has weaned the boy?
(a) The nanny.
(b) The tutor.
(c) The siblings.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rousseau define a happy life?

2. Who tried to punish Rousseau for writing "Emile"?

3. How old was Rousseau when he wrote "Emile"?

4. What was Rousseau's childhood household like?

5. What advice does Rousseau give to mothers?

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