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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 Rousseau recommend mothers should give up?

2. Whom does Rousseau address directly in the section on submission?

3. If someone published under his/her own name, what question did he/her confront?

4. What does Rousseau say is the purpose of education?

5. How does Rousseau suggest we see childhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rousseau say a child can be managed without interest?

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

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

4. What does Rousseau say has a corrupting effect on men?

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

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

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

8. How was "Emile" received?

9. Why does Rousseau say that it is vital, when relating to a child, to be responsive while yet retaining authority?

10. What advice does Rousseau give mothers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the central terms or concepts in Rousseau's "Emile"? Do they change over time? Are they constant?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How does Rousseau use the student's feelings against him? How does he try to guide or suppress the student's feelings?

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