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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Book 4 : Chapter 1, Manhood.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rousseau recommend mothers should give up?
(a) Breastfeeding.
(b) Swaddling clothes.
(c) Books.
(d) Foot binding.

2. What balance does Rousseau try to strike in his child rearing?
(a) Teach strict morals and free will.
(b) Be responsive but retain authority.
(c) Create an obedient child without making him hate you.
(d) Leave the child free but also structure its learning.

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

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

5. What observation does Rousseau make about the world in the beginning of Book 4 Chapter 1?
(a) How much money there is to be made.
(b) How much sorrow there is in the world.
(c) How much potential there is in man.
(d) How much knowledge there is to acquire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who should have the power in a family?

2. Who tried to punish Rousseau for writing "Emile"?

3. What was the dominant idea in Europe when Rousseau wrote "Emile"?

4. In what does Rousseau say selfishness is rooted?

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

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