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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 the subject of Book 5, Chapter 2?

2. What metaphor does the priest use for the man who returns to his religion?

3. Why does woman submit to man, in Rousseau's opinion?

4. What does Sophy's name mean?

5. What is Rousseau's feeling about the disparity between men's and women's roles?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of contact is allowed between Emile and Sophy?

2. What does Rousseau say about when Emile should be married?

3. What does Rousseau say about men's and women's proper role and temperament?

4. To what does Rousseau attribute the differences between men and women?

5. How does Rousseau say that the corruption of young grown men takes place?

6. How does the priest describe the reconciliation when someone returns to his or her childhood religion?

7. What does Rousseau say is the ideal age for marrying?

8. What is Rousseau's perspective when he writes about sexual desire in Book 4, Chapter 3?

9. What does the priest describe of his background as he gives the discourse?

10. What does the priest urge Emile to do at the end of his discourse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the relationship between Emile and Rousseau? Would Emile's education be a success or a failure if he ended up writing a book like "Emile"? Is the book intended to prevent him from having to write a book of his own?

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

Write a book review of "Emile". What does it set out to do, and how does it accomplish that goal? Is it successful? IS it still relevant today, aside from having historical meaning?

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