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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 love does Emile's father recommend?

2. What quality is necessary for any marriage to succeed, in Rousseau's opinion?

3. How does the exposition shift at the beginning of Book 4, Chapter 3?

4. What are Sophy's skills?

5. What factor does Rousseau say has increased the need for government control?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Emile's father tell Emile about sexual fidelity in men and women?

2. To what does Rousseau attribute the differences between men and women?

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

4. What does the priest describe of his background as he gives the discourse?

5. What does Rousseau say is the ideal age for marrying?

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

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

8. How does Rousseau say that the corruption of young grown men takes place?

9. What kind of contact is allowed between Emile and Sophy?

10. What does Rousseau say are the benefits and dangers of book learning?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Write a book review of "Emile". What does it set out to do, and how does it accomplish that goal? Is it successful? IS it still relevant today, aside from having historical meaning?

Essay Topic 3

How did Rousseau design the book "Emile" in order to avoid the dangers he attributes to books?

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