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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 will the principles the author recommends for Emile do for him?

2. How does Rousseau characterize his times?

3. Where does Rousseau say a woman's status is highest?

4. What subject does the author address in Book 4, Chapter 3?

5. What is Emile reminded to be, at the beginning of Book 4, Chapter 3, "Managing the Sexual Desires"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rousseau say about the conflict between the sexes?

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

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

4. How does Rousseau describe Sophy's parents' marriage as they consider finding a marriage for Sophy?

5. What does Rousseau say about travel?

6. What does Rousseau say about how long man should retain his virginity?

7. How does the priest describe the reconciliation when someone returns to his or her childhood religion?

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

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

10. What does Rousseau say about how much Emile should be worked, and how he should be worked?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Rousseau's book consistent with epistemological theories about knowledge coming from the senses? Does Rousseau design an education for Emile that is delivered through other channels? Use examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

What are Rousseau's views of love and marriage? Is he a romantic? Is he a cynic? Does he seem to believe in true love? Does he seem to believe in something else?

Essay Topic 3

What qualities, other than age, define a man's readiness to marry? Use examples from the text. Is the tutor the one who recognizes the student's readiness, or can the student say for himself?

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