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

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

3. How was Rousseau helped in establishing a career?
(a) By his relationships with women.
(b) By support from his parents.
(c) By support from the deans at the Sorbonne.
(d) By support from a mentor and benefactor.

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

5. What trade did Rousseau apprentice in?
(a) Blacksmithing.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Painting.
(d) Engraving.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advantage does physical activity confer on a student?

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

3. How did Rousseau lose his apprenticeship?

4. What was the convention for authors of unconventional books in Europe?

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

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