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

2. What advice does Rousseau give to mothers?
(a) Care for children physically to allow them to perceive correctly.
(b) Confine the child's body in order to bring its soul into alignment with reason.
(c) Mortify the body in order to focus the will on the world of the spirit.
(d) Care for the child's moral development above all.

3. How was Rousseau rewarded for writing "Emile"?
(a) With public holidays.
(b) With money and reputation.
(c) With entitlements and privileges.
(d) With land and secured income.

4. What does Rousseau recommend for children, along with physical activity?
(a) Complete freedom.
(b) Restrictive diet.
(c) Stern discipline.
(d) Fresh air.

5. What kind of mother does Rousseau address himself to?
(a) Mothers who think for themselves.
(b) Mothers who believe in God.
(c) Mothers who follow the rules.
(d) Mothers who have traditions.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who begins to have an influence on the child after the mother has weaned the boy?

3. What kind of clothing does Rousseau prefer for children?

4. How many children did Rousseau have?

5. Who rewarded Rousseau for writing "Emile"?

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