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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. Who tried to punish Rousseau for writing "Emile"?
(a) Public authorities.
(b) The aristocracy.
(c) Bureaucrats.
(d) Townspeople in his city.

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

3. How did the man to whom Rousseau was apprenticed treat Rousseau?
(a) Affectionately.
(b) Violently.
(c) Dispassionately.
(d) Gently.

4. What does Rousseau say about the first 25 years of a man's life?
(a) That few people survive them.
(b) They have nothing to do with the next 25 years.
(c) They are the heart of a man's character.
(d) They go quickly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau say supplies the greatest motivational force for a student?

2. Why does Rousseau say that children lack strength?

3. How does Rousseau answer Emile's question about where babies come from?

4. What was the convention for authors of unconventional books in Europe?

5. What distinction does epistemology seek to make?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Rousseau mean when he urges readers to see ignorance?

3. How was "Emile" received?

4. How does Rousseau say that ignorance helps perception?

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

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

7. How does Rousseau contrast book learning and experiential learning?

8. Describe Rousseau's childhood and early career.

9. Why does Rousseau say that it is vital, when relating to a child, to be responsive while yet retaining authority?

10. What kind of strength does Rousseau want to engender in a child?

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