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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rousseau say about the first 25 years of a man's life?
(a) They go quickly.
(b) They have nothing to do with the next 25 years.
(c) That few people survive them.
(d) They are the heart of a man's character.

2. What does Rousseau say about self-love?
(a) It is healthy and natural.
(b) It is a beast.
(c) It is a necessary stage.
(d) It is the goal of growth.

3. Whom does Rousseau address directly in the section on submission?
(a) Mothers.
(b) Gentlemen.
(c) Tutors.
(d) Clergy.

4. What condition does the priest impose on his advice?
(a) Remain skeptical about whatever religion--or irreligion--you take up.
(b) Return to childhood religion, but with the whole heart.
(c) Give yourself wholly to atheistic self-searching.
(d) Return to childhood religion, but with healthy skepticism.

5. What kind of religion does Rousseau urge upon Emile?
(a) Conservative devotion.
(b) Laissez-faire religion.
(c) Natural religion.
(d) Libertine religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rousseau believe physical activity affects perception?

2. What observation does Rousseau make about the world in the beginning of Book 4 Chapter 1?

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

4. What is most relevant in deciding how or whether to punish a child?

5. How does Rousseau say selfishness is ever satisfied?

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