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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 true and what is false.
(b) Between what is real and what is imaginative.
(c) Between what is eternal and what is particular.
(d) Between what is material and what is spirit.

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

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

4. How many children did Rousseau have?
(a) 0.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who should have the power in a family?

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

3. What kind of approach does Rousseau advocate for parents when their children are hurt?

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

5. Which philosopher was Rousseau strongly influenced by?

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