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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. Why had the priest become a priest?
(a) He had to choose between the church and the military.
(b) He had wandered the world until he heard a calling.
(c) His parents had seen it as a good career.
(d) He had been raised in a church orphanage.

2. What does the adolescent's strength allow him to do?
(a) Exceed earlier limits.
(b) Compete with adults.
(c) Understand human nature.
(d) Complete a masterpiece and enter a trade.

3. What is the purpose of Sophy in the education Rousseau is designing for Emile?
(a) To distract him from spiritual things.
(b) To lead him on with the promise of consummation.
(c) To help him resist corruption.
(d) To fire him with burning desire.

4. Against what kind of trap does Rousseau warn Emile?
(a) Expensive offerings.
(b) Excessive dogmas.
(c) Demanding devotions.
(d) Insufficiently rigorous faith.

5. At what age should Sophy's parents prepare her for marriage?
(a) 18.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau say is the particular challenge for women?

2. Which impulse does Emile's father say Emile should be motivated by in his marriage?

3. How does Rousseau describe being married?

4. How does the priest describe the period after he left the church?

5. What must Sophy and her parents determine in choosing a spouse for her?

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