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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 does Rousseau recommend mothers should give up?
(a) Books.
(b) Breastfeeding.
(c) Foot binding.
(d) Swaddling clothes.

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

3. What was the official perception of "Emile"?
(a) Rousseau was being disobedient to the rulers of France.
(b) Rousseau was committing treason.
(c) Rousseau was encouraging readers to break the law.
(d) Rousseau was challenging common sense.

4. What was the convention for authors of unconventional books in Europe?
(a) They would self-publish.
(b) They would publish in another language first.
(c) They would publish under pseudonyms.
(d) They would publish under their own names.

5. How old was Rousseau when he wrote "Emile"?
(a) In his 30s.
(b) In his 40s.
(c) In his 50s.
(d) In his 60s.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the author of the introduction suggest was the reason for the success of "Emile" as a book?

3. What kind of mother does Rousseau address himself to?

4. How was Rousseau rewarded for writing "Emile"?

5. What was Rousseau's childhood household like?

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