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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. How does Rousseau say a woman's gentleness will affect men's power?
(a) With the effect of a stream on a stone.
(b) With the effect of fresh air on a basement.
(c) With the effect of fertilizer on roots.
(d) With the effect of sun on leaves.

2. What does Rousseau say a man should have learned in his first 25 years?
(a) How to defend himself.
(b) How to work in a craft.
(c) How to use his time.
(d) How to manage his passions.

3. What is Rousseau's ideal for child rearing?
(a) Instill obedience as the solution to inner conflicts.
(b) Do away with inner conflicts.
(c) Make children aware of their inner conflicts.
(d) Instill self-reliance as the solution to inner conflicts.

4. What kind of opinions does Rousseau seem to hold, as he talks about book learning?
(a) Devotional.
(b) Skeptical.
(c) Anti-intellectual.
(d) Reverential.

5. What does Rousseau say supplies the greatest motivational force for a student?
(a) Threat of punishment.
(b) Promise of reward.
(c) Fear of humiliation
(d) Interest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau say is the rule for men?

2. What is Rousseau's feeling about the disparity between men's and women's roles?

3. What does Rousseau say is the rule for women?

4. What is the worst thing a man can think about in regard to his child, according to Rousseau?

5. What is the purpose of Sophy in the education Rousseau is designing for Emile?

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