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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Book 3 : Chapter 1, Book 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Resistance to the child's will.
(d) Physical force.

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 was Rousseau's childhood household like?
(a) Violent and chaotic.
(b) Harsh and silent.
(c) Cosmopolitan and literary.
(d) Loving and gentle.

4. What does Rousseau recommend for children, along with physical activity?
(a) Fresh air.
(b) Stern discipline.
(c) Restrictive diet.
(d) Complete freedom.

5. From what does Rousseau want to protect children?
(a) Fear of failure.
(b) Fear of Hell.
(c) Fear of embarrassment.
(d) Fear of hurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What additional factor allows a child to exceed his limits?

2. What proportion of children reached adulthood in Rousseau's time?

3. What is the consequence of too many slips in the child-rearing process?

4. What is it that allows an adolescent to exceed his limits?

5. If someone published under his/her own name, what question did he/her confront?

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