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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 saddened the priest after he left the church?
(a) The years he had wasted in celibacy.
(b) The restrictions he had placed himself under.
(c) The obedience he had submitted to.
(d) The ignorance he discovered in himself.

2. How much work does Rousseau recommend for Emile?
(a) Enough to tire him.
(b) Not too much to tire him.
(c) So much that he has no free time.
(d) Enough to prevent him thinking about sin.

3. What kinds of skills does Rousseau say Sophy should have as a young woman?
(a) Skills that will become talents in time.
(b) Diplomatic skills.
(c) Skills she will no longer need as a wife.
(d) Skills that will be useful when she is a mother.

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

5. How does Rousseau explain the relations of the sexes?
(a) As warring opposites.
(b) As master (or mistress) and slave.
(c) As equals competing for superiority.
(d) As complementary differences.

Short Answer Questions

1. What condition does the priest impose on his advice?

2. What led to the priest's downfall as a priest?

3. What does Rousseau say ensures interdependence of man and woman?

4. What is the purpose of Sophy in the education Rousseau is designing for Emile?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Rousseau describe Sophy's talents?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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