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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 kind of approach does Rousseau advocate for parents when their children are hurt?
(a) Drastic approach: take the child to a doctor immediately.
(b) Moderate approach: let the child see that he will be all right.
(c) Hands-off approach: let the child fend for himself.
(d) Punitive approach: punish the child for getting hurt.

2. How did the man to whom Rousseau was apprenticed treat Rousseau?
(a) Violently.
(b) Dispassionately.
(c) Affectionately.
(d) Gently.

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

4. How does Rousseau suggest we see childhood?
(a) As the goal for all men's development.
(b) As a time in itself.
(c) As a perfect state in itself.
(d) As a stage in the man's development.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who should have the power in a family?

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

3. What distinction does epistemology seek to make?

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

5. How was Rousseau helped in establishing a career?

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