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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rousseau's focus in Chapter 1, Book 3?

2. Which philosopher was Rousseau strongly influenced by?

3. What does Rousseau recommend mothers should give up?

4. When does Rousseau say manhood begins?

5. How did Rousseau lose his apprenticeship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rousseau say has a corrupting effect on men?

2. What was Rousseau's experience of raising his children?

3. What does Rousseau say a child's first educational experience should be?

4. Describe Rousseau's childhood and early career.

5. What is epistemology and how did it affect Rousseau's "Emile"?

6. How does Rousseau answer the question about where babies come from?

7. Why does Rousseau say that it is vital, when relating to a child, to be responsive while yet retaining authority?

8. How did Rousseau break with tradition when he published "Emile"?

9. What does Rousseau believe the parents' roles should be in raising a boy?

10. What advice does Rousseau give mothers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is being a good parent different from being a good tutor? Use examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Is Rousseau's book consistent with epistemological theories about knowledge coming from the senses? Does Rousseau design an education for Emile that is delivered through other channels? Use examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Does Rousseau give men a privileged position relative to women? In what ways does he? In what ways does he ascribe powers to women that compensate or surpass the powers of men?

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