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century England and America.
What are these two reasons?
2.The main topic of Para.4 is:
a. The gradual emancipation of the child.
b. The harshness of 17th century childhood.
. The history of child care in the U.S., England and Europe.
d. Infant mortality rates in the 17th century.
3.From para.5 we learn that the harsh picture of 17th century childhood demonstrated parental indifference.
true
false
Underline the correct answer and justify it by quoting from the text: first word______; last word______; line
nos____.
4.There is a connection between the fact that — between the late 17th and early 19th century — Angle-
Saxon culture developed «a new conception of man» (1.110), and the new emphasis on pleasurable teaching
techniques (including the use of play «didactically» [1.133].
A. What was new about this «new» conception of man? (How did it differ from the earlier one?)
B. Why did pleasurable teaching techniques seem more suitable than painful ones (such as corporal
punishment) to the new conception of man?
5. «Man came to be seen as a malleable and manipulative creature» (II. 111, 112).
A. What do the underlined words mean?
B. What used to describe a way of seeing other human beings, what sort of connotation (positive or
negative) do they have today?
C. What sort of connotation do you imagine they had for Locke and his followers?
PART III: PARAGRAPHS 10 and 11
1. «remarkably circumscribed» (II.168) has a (positive) (negative) connotation. Underline the correct answer
and justify it.
2. «Nevertheless (1.167) is a connecting word that indicates (like the word «yet» — see question 4 above)
something surprising about one of the propositions that it connects: something surprising in the light of the
other proposition.
A.
In this context, which proposition is surprising?
B.
Why might it surprise us?
3. What is the implied attitude of the writer with respect to the «transformation» (1.173) of the middle class
woman? Justify your answer by citing some part/parts of the text.
4. A. Some form of the word «control» appears three times in these last two paragraphs (II.169,184-186) It
has a (positive) (negative) connotation. Underline the correct answer and justify it.
B. How is his use of «control» here similar to his earlier use of «manipulative» and «manipulation» (II.112,
125)
5. A. Does the writer object to using play as «a means of teaching individuals social and moral principles?
(II.190)? (Yes) (No). Underline the correct answer and justify it.
B. Does the writer believe play should be used exclusively as a means to an end, rather than as an end in
itself? (Yes) (No) . Underline the correct answer and justify it.