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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Book 4 : Chapter 3, Managing the Sexual Desires.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rousseau say about self-love?
(a) It is the goal of growth.
(b) It is healthy and natural.
(c) It is a beast.
(d) It is a necessary stage.

2. Whom does Rousseau address in Chapter 1, Book 3?
(a) Infants.
(b) Mothers.
(c) Adolescents.
(d) Children.

3. How does Rousseau suggest we see childhood?
(a) As a perfect state in itself.
(b) As a time in itself.
(c) As a stage in the man's development.
(d) As the goal for all men's development.

4. What kind of religion does Rousseau urge upon Emile?
(a) Conservative devotion.
(b) Libertine religion.
(c) Laissez-faire religion.
(d) Natural religion.

5. What does Rousseau say Emile has been protected from in his education?
(a) Being satisfied with what he has.
(b) Knowing evil.
(c) Wanting what was beyond his grasp.
(d) Knowing his strength.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rousseau define a happy life?

2. Who should have the power in a family?

3. Who rewarded Rousseau for writing "Emile"?

4. What will the principles the author recommends for Emile do for him?

5. How had Rousseau raised his children?

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