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

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

3. What paradox does Rousseau observe in the relations of the sexes?
(a) They are always around each other and don't understand each other at all.
(b) They are quite different and yet quite similar.
(c) They share many utensils, but use them for very different jobs.
(d) They use the same language but understand very different things.

4. What does the author offer to the reader of Book 4, Chapter 2?
(a) Rewards for their devotion.
(b) Sympathy for their troubles.
(c) Guidance for their skepticism.
(d) Examples for their resumption of prayers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rousseau explain the relations of the sexes?

2. What will the principles the author recommends for Emile do for him?

3. What does Rousseau say unites men and women?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Rousseau say about democracy?

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

5. What kind of religion does Rousseau urge on Emile?

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

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

8. How does Rousseau describe Sophy's talents?

9. What does Rousseau say about travel?

10. What does Rousseau say about men's and women's proper role and temperament?

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