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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 is it that allows an adolescent to exceed his limits?

2. What kind of strength does Rousseau say adolescents attain?

3. How does Rousseau answer Emile's question about where babies come from?

4. What does Rousseau say is the danger of books?

5. What does Rousseau say children are working within as they attain their strength?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was "Emile" received?

2. How did Rousseau break with tradition when he published "Emile"?

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

4. Describe Rousseau's childhood and early career.

5. What advice does Rousseau give mothers?

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

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

8. What does Rousseau mean when he urges readers to see ignorance?

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

10. According to Rousseau, what allows a child to find the extra ability that allows him to grow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does Rousseau's priest propose to reconcile the doubter with his childhood religion? Is this method consistent with other advice Rousseau gives? Doesn't it stifle the individual's liberty, or is there a transcendent logic by which returning to the religion one doubted makes sense?

Essay Topic 3

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

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