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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. What does Rousseau say is cruel and unjust in a man's behavior?
(a) To reduce woman to a spiritual symbol.
(b) To give children up for adoption.
(c) To force a woman to raise children.
(d) To fail to ensure a woman's safety.

2. Why is Emile assigned a task by his tutor?
(a) Because Sophy needs to know that she can rely on him.
(b) Because his training will be incomplete until he has lost something dear to him.
(c) Because he is still immature, not ready for marriage emotionally.
(d) Because a man should not marry without a stable income.

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

4. How does Rousseau say Sophy should be able to take care of her children?
(a) Caring for their physical needs.
(b) Plotting out their education.
(c) Listening to their problems.
(d) Tending to their souls.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau say is the rule for men?

2. What benefit does Rousseau say can come from reading books?

3. What does Sophy's name mean?

4. What kind of love does Emile's father recommend?

5. What metaphor does the priest use for the man who returns to his religion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Emile's father tell Emile about sexual fidelity in men and women?

2. What is Rousseau's perspective when he writes about sexual desire in Book 4, Chapter 3?

3. How does the priest describe his feelings about leaving the church?

4. How does Rousseau describe Sophy's talents?

5. How does Rousseau say that the corruption of young grown men takes place?

6. What does Rousseau say about how much Emile should be worked, and how he should be worked?

7. What kind of contact is allowed between Emile and Sophy?

8. What does Rousseau say about democracy?

9. How does the priest describe the reconciliation when someone returns to his or her childhood religion?

10. How does Rousseau describe Sophy's parents' marriage as they consider finding a marriage for Sophy?

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