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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Against what does Rousseau warn teachers?
(a) Giving students too much freedom.
(b) Simplifying the truth.
(c) Dishonesty with their students.
(d) Consorting with their students.

2. What does Rousseau say is the danger of books?
(a) That they will lead to false belief.
(b) That they will not educate the spirit.
(c) That they require one to read yet more books.
(d) That they do not all use the same meanings for words.

3. What kind of clothing does Rousseau prefer for children?
(a) Loose-fitting.
(b) Roman robes.
(c) Greek tunics.
(d) Clothing reinforced with whalebone.

4. What innate ability allows a child to exceed his limits?
(a) The ability to take responsible actions.
(b) The ability to learn from experience.
(c) The ability to discern right from wrong.
(d) The ability to read.

5. What is Rousseau's focus in Chapter 1, Book 3?
(a) Weakness and strength.
(b) Knowledge and ignorance.
(c) Innocence and experience.
(d) Truth and falsehood.

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

7. What additional factor allows a child to exceed his limits?
(a) The child's temperament.
(b) The child's education.
(c) The child's culture.
(d) The child's geographical location.

8. How old was Rousseau when he wrote "Emile"?
(a) In his 30s.
(b) In his 60s.
(c) In his 40s.
(d) In his 50s.

9. How does Rousseau say selfishness is ever satisfied?
(a) It is satisfied with wealth and power.
(b) It is satisfied in nationalism.
(c) It is perfected in familial duty.
(d) It is never satisfied.

10. With what tone does Rousseau open Book 4 Chapter 1?
(a) Energetic lamentation.
(b) Reasoned explanation.
(c) Passionate accusation.
(d) Powerful exhortation.

11. What was Rousseau's childhood household like?
(a) Cosmopolitan and literary.
(b) Harsh and silent.
(c) Loving and gentle.
(d) Violent and chaotic.

12. What was the official perception of "Emile"?
(a) Rousseau was encouraging readers to break the law.
(b) Rousseau was committing treason.
(c) Rousseau was being disobedient to the rulers of France.
(d) Rousseau was challenging common sense.

13. When does Rousseau say manhood begins?
(a) At 21.
(b) At 16.
(c) At 18.
(d) At 25.

14. What allows adolescents to reach a developmental peak in adolescence?
(a) The attainment of sexual maturity.
(b) The fluidity of sexual identification.
(c) The lack of sexual desire.
(d) The beginnings of sexual desire.

15. Which philosopher was Rousseau strongly influenced by?
(a) John Stuart Mill.
(b) Plotinus.
(c) John Locke.
(d) Seneca.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Rousseau's father's trade?

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

3. What advice does Rousseau give to mothers?

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

5. How does Rousseau believe physical activity affects perception?

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