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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 urge people to avoid?
(a) Gossip and rumor.
(b) Pride.
(c) Superstition.
(d) Corruption and sin.

2. Who should have the power in a family?
(a) The nanny.
(b) The child.
(c) The parents.
(d) God.

3. What was Rousseau's father's trade?
(a) Watch maker.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Cooper.
(d) Professor.

4. What example does Rousseau use for teaching Emile to read?
(a) The tutor cajoled Emile with praise and gifts.
(b) The tutor told Emile that he would be rewarded if he learned to read.
(c) The tutor left notes around for Emile and Emile wanted to read them.
(d) The tutor threatened to humiliate Emile if he did not know his letters.

5. What is Emile reminded to be, at the beginning of Book 4, Chapter 3, "Managing the Sexual Desires"?
(a) Skeptical and cunning.
(b) Obedient and submissive.
(c) Humble and honest.
(d) Ambitious and assertive

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau say an adolescent's new powers and experiences cause him or her to do?

2. What does Rousseau recommend for children, along with physical activity?

3. What topic does Rousseau treat at the end of Book 4, Chapter 3?

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

5. Who rewarded Rousseau for writing "Emile"?

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