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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 unites men and women?
(a) Self-loathing.
(b) Basic biology.
(c) Spiritual aspiration.
(d) Common humanity.

2. What is Sophy like before she becomes Emile's ideal wife?
(a) A mother.
(b) A good daughter.
(c) A nun.
(d) A humble worker.

3. What does Rousseau want Emile to respect in the relationship between men and women?
(a) The spirit that animates men and women alike.
(b) The awe men and women can feel for the divine.
(c) The natural world in which men and women exist.
(d) The differences that men and women harbor.

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

5. 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 make a lot of money.
(d) Emile must complete his apprenticeship.

6. What harm does Rousseau say books can do?
(a) Turn the reader into a pretentious ignoramus.
(b) Turn the reader into a generalist.
(c) Turn the reader into a bore.
(d) Turn the reader into a specialist.

7. What kind of feeling does Rousseau want to create in Emile with regard to Sophy?
(a) The right sense of a good woman.
(b) The moral sense to shun a corrupt woman.
(c) The ethical sense to know a moral woman.
(d) The aesthetic sense to value a beautiful woman.

8. How does the priest describe the period after he left the church?
(a) As one of the most disturbing periods of his life.
(b) As the beginning of his enjoyment of life.
(c) As the beginning of his true faith and wisdom.
(d) As the end of his love for life.

9. What does the priest say does not work?
(a) Heresy.
(b) Faith.
(c) Apostasy.
(d) Submission.

10. Where does Rousseau say a woman's status is highest?
(a) In the nursery as a mother.
(b) In any man's job.
(c) In the birthing room as a midwife.
(d) In a woman's job.

11. What quality is necessary for any marriage to succeed, in Rousseau's opinion?
(a) Romance.
(b) Cooperation.
(c) Mutual affection.
(d) Obedience.

12. What field did the priest explore after leaving the church?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Philology.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Education.

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

14. How will the right amount of work affect Emile?
(a) It will make him sleep soundly.
(b) It will keep his digestion regular.
(c) It will mitigate his desires.
(d) It will make his mind receptive.

15. Why did the priest feel that he had lost his entire religion?
(a) He saw himself as too corrupt to be a believer.
(b) He refused to believe in a religion founded on falsehoods.
(c) He saw it as a whole, and his ideas about sex did not fit.
(d) He was excommunicated by a strict bishop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau warn against with regard to desire?

2. What will the principles the author recommends for Emile do for him?

3. How is Book 5, Chapter 2 different from the previous chapters?

4. How does Rousseau say a woman's gentleness will affect men's power?

5. What led to the priest's downfall as a priest?

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