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

2. What is Rousseau's feeling about the disparity between men's and women's roles?
(a) That it is lamentable.
(b) That it is harmful but inevitable.
(c) That it is reasonable.
(d) That it is good and right.

3. In what sense does Rousseau say that children have strength?
(a) They are strong when they are compared with other children.
(b) They are strong because they do not have self-doubts.
(c) They are strong because they have not been exposed to evil yet.
(d) They are strong because they can understand tough concepts.

4. Why does woman submit to man, in Rousseau's opinion?
(a) Because of woman's tendency to irrationality.
(b) Because of woman's greater understanding.
(c) Because of man's greater strength.
(d) Because of man's greater capacity for reason.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What change does a man experience at his second birth?

2. What will the principles the author recommends for Emile do for him?

3. How old was Rousseau when he wrote "Emile"?

4. Where did the priest find that philosophers were exceptional?

5. What kind of strength does Rousseau say adolescents attain?

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