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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, Book 5 : Chapter 3, Emile Grows More Mature.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rousseau say unites men and women?
(a) Common humanity.
(b) Spiritual aspiration.
(c) Basic biology.
(d) Self-loathing.

2. What does the priest say does not work?
(a) Faith.
(b) Heresy.
(c) Submission.
(d) Apostasy.

3. What kind of approach does Rousseau advocate for parents when their children are hurt?
(a) Drastic approach: take the child to a doctor immediately.
(b) Moderate approach: let the child see that he will be all right.
(c) Punitive approach: punish the child for getting hurt.
(d) Hands-off approach: let the child fend for himself.

4. What does the priest urge Emile and the reader to do?
(a) Return to childhood religion.
(b) Find the right religion.
(c) Commit himself blindly to one faith and follow it.
(d) Never settle for one religion's answers.

5. What was Rousseau's father's trade?
(a) Professor.
(b) Watch maker.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) Cooper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Rousseau's childhood household like?

2. What is Rousseau's ideal for child rearing?

3. What saddened the priest after he left the church?

4. How does Rousseau explain the relations of the sexes?

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

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