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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 advice does Rousseau give to mothers?
(a) Hire a nanny for the child.
(b) Never let the children outside.
(c) Rear their children near their schools.
(d) Rear their children in the country.

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

3. How did Rousseau lose his apprenticeship?
(a) He got drunk one night.
(b) He was caught stealing.
(c) He returned home to care for his parents.
(d) He ran away.

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

5. What is most relevant in deciding how or whether to punish a child?
(a) The spiritual dangers of the issue.
(b) The circumstances and the context of the infraction.
(c) The temperaments of the parent and the child.
(d) The rule or law at issue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trade did Rousseau apprentice in?

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

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

4. What proportion of children reached adulthood in Rousseau's time?

5. How many children did Rousseau have?

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