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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. Which philosopher was Rousseau strongly influenced by?
(a) Plotinus.
(b) Seneca.
(c) John Stuart Mill.
(d) John Locke.

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

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

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

5. What was Rousseau's childhood household like?
(a) Cosmopolitan and literary.
(b) Loving and gentle.
(c) Violent and chaotic.
(d) Harsh and silent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who should have the power in a family?

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

3. What is the consequence of too many slips in the child-rearing process?

4. If someone published under his/her own name, what question did he/her confront?

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

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