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

2. What does Rousseau say is the purpose of education?
(a) Giving children a sense of their potential.
(b) Giving children a sense of their innate damnation.
(c) Giving children a sense of their own innate divinity.
(d) Giving children a sense of their limitations.

3. What metaphor does the priest use for the man who returns to his religion?
(a) Reconciling with family.
(b) Outfitting a ship for a voyage.
(c) Healing an injury.
(d) Finding eternal peace.

4. Who begins to have an influence on the child after the mother has weaned the boy?
(a) God.
(b) The tutor.
(c) The nanny.
(d) The siblings.

5. What is the worst thing a man can think about in regard to his child, according to Rousseau?
(a) Wondering whether it will survive childhood.
(b) Wondering whether it will be good.
(c) Wondering whether it is actually his.
(d) Wondering whether it will succeed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau explicate regarding selfishness?

2. Why does woman submit to man, in Rousseau's opinion?

3. Who tried to punish Rousseau for writing "Emile"?

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

5. How does Rousseau say selfishness is ever satisfied?

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