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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. If someone published under his/her own name, what question did he/her confront?
(a) Whether their family would disown them.
(b) Whether the people in their city would acknowledge or shun them.
(c) Whether readers would write to them personally.
(d) Whether their social superiors would punish or reward them.

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

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

4. What does Rousseau say children are working within as they attain their strength?
(a) The spectrum of ancient knowledge.
(b) Their own range and mode.
(c) Their inherent innocence.
(d) Their times.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which philosopher was Rousseau strongly influenced by?

3. Who rewarded Rousseau for writing "Emile"?

4. What kind of strength does Rousseau say adolescents attain?

5. What does Rousseau urge people to avoid?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Rousseau say about man's inherent moral nature?

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

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

5. What is epistemology and how did it affect Rousseau's "Emile"?

6. Describe the motivational power Rousseau attributes to interest.

7. What was Rousseau's experience of raising his children?

8. Describe Rousseau's childhood and early career.

9. What does Rousseau believe the parents' roles should be in raising a boy?

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

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