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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 does the field of epistemology concern itself with?
(a) The realities behind the appearances we can see and measure.
(b) The ideal forms behind the reality we experience.
(c) How we know what we know.
(d) The study of correspondence.

2. How does Rousseau believe physical activity affects perception?
(a) He believes it teaches students to feel their emotions.
(b) He believes it attunes students to spiritual perception.
(c) He believes it suppresses disruptive emotions.
(d) He believes it sharpens perception.

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What argument does Rousseau use to support his emphasis on the need for physical activity in children?

2. From what does Rousseau want to protect children?

3. What does Rousseau recommend mothers should give up?

4. What balance does Rousseau try to strike in his child rearing?

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

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