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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 the term 'lover' mean as Rousseau applies it to Emile and Sophy?
(a) They are engaged.
(b) They have already consummated their relationship.
(c) They are pregnant.
(d) They are considering marrying.

2. What benefit does Rousseau say can come from reading books?
(a) Intimacy with the divine.
(b) Wealth and status.
(c) Great learning.
(d) Broad experience.

3. What topic does Rousseau treat at the end of Book 4, Chapter 3?
(a) Sexuality.
(b) Corruption.
(c) Religion.
(d) Disease.

4. How many important long-term relationships had Rousseau had by the time he wrote "Emile"?
(a) Zero.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

5. What kind of value should Sophy's skills have, in Rousseau's opinion?
(a) Practical value.
(b) Spiritual value.
(c) Economic value.
(d) Theoretical value.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had the priest in "The Creed of a Savoyard Priest" chapter lost when he left priesthood?

2. How can woman exercise cruelty in her turn, in Rousseau's opinion?

3. What task does Emile's tutor assign, which he must complete before Emile can marry?

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

5. What kinds of skills does Rousseau say Sophy should have as a young woman?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rousseau say about democracy?

2. What skills in particular does Rousseau say Sophy should possess?

3. What does Rousseau say about how long man should retain his virginity?

4. What does Rousseau say is the ideal age for marrying?

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

6. What form of education does Rousseau imagine that will help Emile resist the possibility of corruption?

7. Why does Emile's mentor informs Emile that he needs to go apart from Sophy and make himself worthy of her as a husband?

8. How does Emile react to the news that he and Sophy have to separate?

9. What three forces does Rousseau say are involved in preparing Sophy for marriage?

10. Why does Rousseau aim to foster restraint in Emile?

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