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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 kind of clothing does Rousseau prefer for children?

2. What allows adolescents to reach a developmental peak in adolescence?

3. What was Rousseau's father's trade?

4. How was Rousseau helped in establishing a career?

5. What example does Rousseau use for teaching Emile to read?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is epistemology and how did it affect Rousseau's "Emile"?

4. Describe the motivational power Rousseau attributes to interest.

5. How does Rousseau answer the question about where babies come from?

6. What advice does Rousseau give mothers?

7. What kind of behavior is Rousseau urging people to avoid?

8. How was "Emile" received?

9. What does Rousseau say a child's first educational experience should be?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Is being a good parent different from being a good tutor? Use examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

How does Rousseau's biography affect your reading of his work? Does it make a difference that he gave away five children, or that he was helped by his relationships with women? Does he gain or lose authority for his biography?

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