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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. How will the right amount of work affect Emile?
(a) It will keep his digestion regular.
(b) It will make him sleep soundly.
(c) It will mitigate his desires.
(d) It will make his mind receptive.

2. What does Sophy's name mean?
(a) Power.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Love.
(d) Experience.

3. What metaphor does the priest use for the man who returns to his religion?
(a) Healing an injury.
(b) Finding eternal peace.
(c) Reconciling with family.
(d) Outfitting a ship for a voyage.

4. How had Rousseau raised his children?
(a) With strict morals.
(b) He had given them up for adoption.
(c) In tight-fitting clothes.
(d) With kindness but insistence on obedience..

5. How does Rousseau say a woman's gentleness will affect men's power?
(a) With the effect of a stream on a stone.
(b) With the effect of sun on leaves.
(c) With the effect of fertilizer on roots.
(d) With the effect of fresh air on a basement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emile say he will need if he becomes independent of other men?

2. What paradox does Rousseau observe in the relations of the sexes?

3. Where did the priest find that philosophers were exceptional?

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

5. What field did the priest explore after leaving the church?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it that the priest says will allow Emile to return to his childhood religion?

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

3. What does the priest describe of his background as he gives the discourse?

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

5. What does Rousseau say is the challenge for women?

6. To what does Rousseau attribute the differences between men and women?

7. How does Rousseau describe Sophy's talents?

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

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

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

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