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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 kind of approach does Rousseau advocate for parents when their children are hurt?
(a) Moderate approach: let the child see that he will be all right.
(b) Drastic approach: take the child to a doctor immediately.
(c) Hands-off approach: let the child fend for himself.
(d) Punitive approach: punish the child for getting hurt.

2. What observation does Rousseau make about the world in the beginning of Book 4 Chapter 1?
(a) How much money there is to be made.
(b) How much knowledge there is to acquire.
(c) How much sorrow there is in the world.
(d) How much potential there is in man.

3. Who tried to punish Rousseau for writing "Emile"?
(a) The aristocracy.
(b) Townspeople in his city.
(c) Bureaucrats.
(d) Public authorities.

4. What did the priest feel after he left the church?
(a) Desire and self-loathing.
(b) Fear and nostalgia.
(c) Liberation and happiness.
(d) Speculation and doubt.

5. What kind of mother does Rousseau address himself to?
(a) Mothers who think for themselves.
(b) Mothers who follow the rules.
(c) Mothers who believe in God.
(d) Mothers who have traditions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Rousseau lose his apprenticeship?

2. What does the field of epistemology concern itself with?

3. Whom does Rousseau address directly in the section on submission?

4. What metaphor does the priest use for the man who returns to his religion?

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

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