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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Book 3 : Chapter 1, Book 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advantage does physical activity confer on a student?
(a) Vigor to face the threats in life.
(b) Hard-heartedness to face suffering.
(c) Strength to overcome emotions.
(d) Patience to face loss.

2. What is most relevant in deciding how or whether to punish a child?
(a) The rule or law at issue.
(b) The circumstances and the context of the infraction.
(c) The temperaments of the parent and the child.
(d) The spiritual dangers of the issue.

3. If someone published under his/her own name, what question did he/her confront?
(a) Whether readers would write to them personally.
(b) Whether their family would disown them.
(c) Whether their social superiors would punish or reward them.
(d) Whether the people in their city would acknowledge or shun them.

4. What does Rousseau say he wants Emile to learn?
(a) Discipline.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Virtue.

5. What does Rousseau say is the source of inner conflict?
(a) The tension between needs and desires on one hand and social conformity on the other.
(b) The tension between physical existence on one hand and spiritual existence on the other.
(c) The tension between morality of the body on one hand and immortality of works on the other.
(d) The tension between free will on one hand and limitation on the other.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what does Rousseau want to protect children?

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

3. How was Rousseau rewarded for writing "Emile"?

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

5. What is the ultimate goal of Rousseau's educational philosophy?

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