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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. Whom does Rousseau address in Chapter 1, Book 3?
(a) Infants.
(b) Adolescents.
(c) Children.
(d) Mothers.

2. What is the consequence of too many slips in the child-rearing process?
(a) The child becomes too obedient.
(b) The child becomes a coward.
(c) The child becomes a tyrant.
(d) The child becomes well adjusted.

3. Who rewarded Rousseau for writing "Emile"?
(a) The nobility.
(b) The clergy.
(c) The common people.
(d) The aristocracy.

4. What does Rousseau say an adolescent's new powers and experiences cause him or her to do?
(a) Speak with new authority.
(b) Chafe against constraints.
(c) Submit to authorities.
(d) Discover new laws.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Rousseau have?

2. What trait is needed in tutors who are trying to win a student's submission?

3. What does Rousseau say he wants Emile to learn?

4. What trade did Rousseau apprentice in?

5. What does Rousseau urge people to avoid?

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