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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Book 2 : Chapter 2, Submission.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what does Rousseau want to protect children?
(a) Fear of hurt.
(b) Fear of Hell.
(c) Fear of embarrassment.
(d) Fear of failure.

2. What kind of opinions does Rousseau seem to hold, as he talks about book learning?
(a) Skeptical.
(b) Devotional.
(c) Anti-intellectual.
(d) Reverential.

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

4. Which philosopher does Rousseau cite by name in the section on Submission?
(a) Hume.
(b) Hegel.
(c) Kant.
(d) Fleury.

5. What is the ultimate goal of Rousseau's educational philosophy?
(a) A student who can discern the difference between not knowing and ineffective grasps at knowledge.
(b) A student who can quote scripture for anything that happens, no matter how rare or unusual.
(c) A student who can observe the laws of the government and of the church.
(d) A student who acts as a repository for facts and theories for the benefit of the society around him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Rousseau believe physical activity affects perception?

3. What does Rousseau say supplies the greatest motivational force for a student?

4. What does Rousseau say is the source of inner conflict?

5. Which philosopher was Rousseau strongly influenced by?

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