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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, Book 5 : Chapter 3, Emile Grows More Mature.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What task does Emile's tutor assign, which he must complete before Emile can marry?
(a) Emile must know other women.
(b) Emile must go away and make himself worthy.
(c) Emile must complete his apprenticeship.
(d) Emile must make a lot of money.

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

3. What example does Rousseau use for teaching Emile to read?
(a) The tutor told Emile that he would be rewarded if he learned to read.
(b) The tutor left notes around for Emile and Emile wanted to read them.
(c) The tutor cajoled Emile with praise and gifts.
(d) The tutor threatened to humiliate Emile if he did not know his letters.

4. What subject does the author address in Book 4, Chapter 3?
(a) Religion.
(b) Sexuality.
(c) Morality.
(d) Philosophy.

5. How long had Emile and Sophy known each other as Book 5, Chapter 3 begins?
(a) All their lives.
(b) Five years.
(c) Five months.
(d) Ten years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Emile come to feel about Sophy as Book 5, Chapter 3 begins?

2. Why had the priest become a priest?

3. What kinds of skills does Rousseau say Sophy should have as a young woman?

4. What condition does the priest impose on his advice?

5. How much freedom do Emile and Sophy have in their courtship?

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