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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. How did Rousseau lose his apprenticeship?
(a) He was caught stealing.
(b) He ran away.
(c) He returned home to care for his parents.
(d) He got drunk one night.

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

3. What example does Rousseau use for teaching Emile to read?
(a) The tutor threatened to humiliate Emile if he did not know his letters.
(b) The tutor cajoled Emile with praise and gifts.
(c) The tutor told Emile that he would be rewarded if he learned to read.
(d) The tutor left notes around for Emile and Emile wanted to read them.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau recommend mothers should give up?

2. How does Rousseau define a happy life?

3. What advice does Rousseau give to mothers?

4. How old was Rousseau when he wrote "Emile"?

5. What is most relevant in deciding how or whether to punish a child?

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