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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rousseau say is the source of inner conflict?
(a) The tension between needs and desires on one hand and social conformity on the other.
(b) The tension between physical existence on one hand and spiritual existence on the other.
(c) The tension between free will on one hand and limitation on the other.
(d) The tension between morality of the body on one hand and immortality of works on the other.

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

3. What argument does Rousseau use to support his emphasis on the need for physical activity in children?
(a) He cites philosophers who agree with him.
(b) He appeals to the reader's common sense.
(c) He refutes philosophers' claims to the contrary.
(d) He refers to studies that have been conducted.

4. What does Rousseau urge people to avoid?
(a) Superstition.
(b) Gossip and rumor.
(c) Pride.
(d) Corruption and sin.

5. What does Rousseau say an adolescent's new powers and experiences cause him or her to do?
(a) Speak with new authority.
(b) Chafe against constraints.
(c) Submit to authorities.
(d) Discover new laws.

6. What is the consequence of too many slips in the child-rearing process?
(a) The child becomes a coward.
(b) The child becomes a tyrant.
(c) The child becomes well adjusted.
(d) The child becomes too obedient.

7. What was Rousseau's father's trade?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Cooper.
(c) Watch maker.
(d) Professor.

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

9. How was Rousseau rewarded for writing "Emile"?
(a) With money and reputation.
(b) With public holidays.
(c) With entitlements and privileges.
(d) With land and secured income.

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

11. What does Rousseau contrast with the active lifestyle?
(a) The sedentary lifestyle.
(b) The military lifestyle.
(c) The lifestyle of moderation.
(d) The meditative lifestyle.

12. When should children begin book learning, in Rousseau's opinion?
(a) After they have had direct experience.
(b) After they have learned to write.
(c) As soon as they are walking.
(d) As soon as they can read.

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

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

15. In what does Rousseau say selfishness is rooted?
(a) Nostalgia for a prelapsarian state.
(b) Resentment of childhood sexual trauma.
(c) Comparison of the self with others.
(d) Competition between facets of the self.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what tone does Rousseau open Book 4 Chapter 1?

2. What kind of opinions does Rousseau seem to hold, as he talks about book learning?

3. How many children did Rousseau have?

4. What does Rousseau say is the trouble with being attractive to women?

5. What observation does Rousseau make about the world in the beginning of Book 4 Chapter 1?

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