View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rousseau change his stance about marriage as Book 4, Chapter 3 goes on?

2. How did the priest enter the clergy?

3. How much work does Rousseau recommend for Emile?

4. Why does woman submit to man, in Rousseau's opinion?

5. What is Sophy like before she becomes Emile's ideal wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What three forces does Rousseau say are involved in preparing Sophy for marriage?

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

3. What does Rousseau say about travel?

4. How does Rousseau describe Sophy's talents?

5. What is Rousseau's perspective when he writes about sexual desire in Book 4, Chapter 3?

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

7. How does the priest describe his feelings about leaving the church?

8. What does Rousseau say about democracy?

9. Why does Rousseau aim to foster restraint in Emile?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 852 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample