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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rousseau contrasts book learning with what kind of learning?
(a) Hands-on learning.
(b) Learning from watching.
(c) Learning from dictation.
(d) Learning from competition.

2. What does the field of epistemology concern itself with?
(a) The ideal forms behind the reality we experience.
(b) How we know what we know.
(c) The study of correspondence.
(d) The realities behind the appearances we can see and measure.

3. Which philosopher does Rousseau cite by name in the section on Submission?
(a) Fleury.
(b) Hegel.
(c) Hume.
(d) Kant.

4. What does Rousseau recommend mothers should give up?
(a) Foot binding.
(b) Swaddling clothes.
(c) Breastfeeding.
(d) Books.

5. What does the author of the introduction suggest was the reason for the success of "Emile" as a book?
(a) It codified long-held beliefs.
(b) It was controversial.
(c) There was a renewed interest in child-rearing theories.
(d) It brought child rearing up to date with modern philosophies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the dominant idea in Europe when Rousseau wrote "Emile"?

2. Who tried to punish Rousseau for writing "Emile"?

3. Which philosopher was Rousseau strongly influenced by?

4. What does Rousseau say is new for adolescents?

5. What does Rousseau say a man should have learned in his first 25 years?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rousseau answer the question about where babies come from?

2. What kind of behavior is Rousseau urging people to avoid?

3. Why does Rousseau say that the adolescent is at the peak of his development and reasoning?

4. How does Rousseau say a child can be managed without interest?

5. What does Rousseau say a child's first educational experience should be?

6. How does Rousseau describe man's second birth?

7. Why does Rousseau assert the need for honesty with respect to Emile, the student?

8. What does Rousseau say has a corrupting effect on men?

9. What does Rousseau say about the first 25 years of life?

10. According to Rousseau, what allows a child to find the extra ability that allows him to grow?

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