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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Book 2 : Chapter 2, Submission.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tried to punish Rousseau for writing "Emile"?
(a) Townspeople in his city.
(b) Bureaucrats.
(c) Public authorities.
(d) The aristocracy.

2. What advice does Rousseau give to mothers?
(a) Care for the child's moral development above all.
(b) Care for children physically to allow them to perceive correctly.
(c) Mortify the body in order to focus the will on the world of the spirit.
(d) Confine the child's body in order to bring its soul into alignment with reason.

3. What did Rousseau require in order to obtain Emile's submission at the end of the Early Childhood section?
(a) Reasonable persuasion.
(b) Righteous anger.
(c) Physical force.
(d) Resistance to the child's will.

4. What argument does Rousseau use to support his emphasis on the need for physical activity in children?
(a) He appeals to the reader's common sense.
(b) He refutes philosophers' claims to the contrary.
(c) He refers to studies that have been conducted.
(d) He cites philosophers who agree with him.

5. How does Rousseau believe physical activity affects perception?
(a) He believes it sharpens perception.
(b) He believes it teaches students to feel their emotions.
(c) He believes it suppresses disruptive emotions.
(d) He believes it attunes students to spiritual perception.

Short Answer Questions

1. When should children begin book learning, in Rousseau's opinion?

2. How did the man to whom Rousseau was apprenticed treat Rousseau?

3. What was Rousseau's childhood household like?

4. What is the ultimate goal of Rousseau's educational philosophy?

5. What was the dominant idea in Europe when Rousseau wrote "Emile"?

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