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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the adolescent's strength allow him to do?

2. Which philosopher does Rousseau cite by name in the section on Submission?

3. Whom does Rousseau address in Chapter 1, Book 3?

4. From what does Rousseau want to protect children?

5. Which student does Rousseau say will learn quickest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rousseau mean when he says that he wants children to learn ignorance?

2. Why does Rousseau propose a "moderate approach" in responding to a child's injuries?

3. Why does Rousseau say that the adolescent is at the peak of his development and reasoning?

4. Why does Rousseau assert the need for honesty with respect to Emile, the student?

5. What kind of strength does Rousseau want to engender in a child?

6. How does Rousseau distinguish between self-love and selfishness?

7. What was Rousseau's experience of raising his children?

8. How does Rousseau describe man's second birth?

9. What does Rousseau say about man's inherent moral nature?

10. What does Rousseau say about the first 25 years of life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What qualities, other than age, define a man's readiness to marry? Use examples from the text. Is the tutor the one who recognizes the student's readiness, or can the student say for himself?

Essay Topic 2

What are the pitfalls to Emile's education, and how does Rousseau recommend that a tutor avoid these pitfalls?

Essay Topic 3

Rousseau proposes that tutors strike a number of different balances between extremes in "Emile". What balances does Rousseau urge tutors to strike? Are they similar? How is each form of balance different? How does he propose the tutor balance opposites or extremes?

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