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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, Book 5 : Chapter 1, Sophy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What observation does Rousseau make about the world in the beginning of Book 4 Chapter 1?
(a) How much knowledge there is to acquire.
(b) How much money there is to be made.
(c) How much sorrow there is in the world.
(d) How much potential there is in man.

2. What does Rousseau say he wants Emile to learn?
(a) Discipline.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Virtue.
(d) Ignorance.

3. What is the purpose of Sophy in the education Rousseau is designing for Emile?
(a) To fire him with burning desire.
(b) To distract him from spiritual things.
(c) To lead him on with the promise of consummation.
(d) To help him resist corruption.

4. What does Rousseau say is the particular challenge for women?
(a) How to submit but also to stimulate.
(b) How to rule without seeming to rule.
(c) How to keep the house clean while taking care of children.
(d) How to lead man to his own best interest.

5. When does Rousseau say manhood begins?
(a) At 25.
(b) At 18.
(c) At 21.
(d) At 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. What example does Rousseau use for teaching Emile to read?

2. What did Rousseau require in order to obtain Emile's submission at the end of the Early Childhood section?

3. What does Sophy's name mean?

4. How does Rousseau believe physical activity affects perception?

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

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