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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Book 4 : Chapter 3, Managing the Sexual Desires.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rousseau say Emile can say at the end of each day?
(a) I am less afraid.
(b) I am stronger.
(c) I know more.
(d) I have more.

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

3. How does Rousseau define a happy life?
(a) A life of good work done well among good people.
(b) A life with freedom from want and suffering.
(c) A life with more pleasure than pain.
(d) A life of devotion to spiritual growth.

4. What single subject is Book 4, Chapter 2 devoted to?
(a) Epistemology.
(b) Sexuality.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Religion.

5. How does the priest describe the period after he left the church?
(a) As one of the most disturbing periods of his life.
(b) As the end of his love for life.
(c) As the beginning of his true faith and wisdom.
(d) As the beginning of his enjoyment of life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the priest say does not work?

2. What does Rousseau urge people to avoid?

3. Rousseau contrasts book learning with what kind of learning?

4. From what does Rousseau want to protect children?

5. What does the author offer to the reader of Book 4, Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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