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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 is Rousseau's ideal for child rearing?
(a) Instill obedience as the solution to inner conflicts.
(b) Make children aware of their inner conflicts.
(c) Do away with inner conflicts.
(d) Instill self-reliance as the solution to inner conflicts.

2. How did the man to whom Rousseau was apprenticed treat Rousseau?
(a) Gently.
(b) Dispassionately.
(c) Violently.
(d) Affectionately.

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

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

5. Who tried to punish Rousseau for writing "Emile"?
(a) Bureaucrats.
(b) The aristocracy.
(c) Townspeople in his city.
(d) Public authorities.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rousseau say selfishness is ever satisfied?

2. What does Rousseau say supplies the greatest motivational force for a student?

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

4. If someone published under his/her own name, what question did he/her confront?

5. What does the adolescent's strength allow him to do?

(see the answer key)

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