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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 is new for adolescents?
(a) Knowledge and fear.
(b) Passions and humility.
(c) Desire and family.
(d) Perception and judgment.

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

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

4. How does Rousseau describe being married?
(a) As "acting upon the passions of society."
(b) As "returning to your original state."
(c) As "doing one's duty."
(d) As "sharing the fruits of one's maturity."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the adolescent's strength allow him to do?

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

4. What is the consequence of too many slips in the child-rearing process?

5. How was Rousseau rewarded for writing "Emile"?

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