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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Wollstonecraft say there is little true heroism found anymore?
(a) The community.
(b) The military.
(c) The private sector.
(d) Parliament.

2. Why do women's opinions waver?
(a) They listen to men's opinions.
(b) They waver with the acquisition of knowledge.
(c) They seek to please others above all else.
(d) They have contradictory emotions.

3. How does Wollstonecraft say women should wash and dress, regardless of rank?
(a) Alone.
(b) In groups.
(c) In pairs.
(d) Chastely.

4. What makes Rousseau think women should be weaker and more passive than men?
(a) Tradition.
(b) Their lack of motivation.
(c) Evidence from the Bible.
(d) Their physical inferiority.

5. What are the only professions available to women?
(a) Nursing and education.
(b) Menial professions.
(c) There are none worth mentioning.
(d) Frivolous professions.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Wollstonecraft, what would fulfill a woman's life task?

2. How does Wollstonecraft say God intended mankind to live after the Fall?

3. From where do the duties of women come, according to Chapter 11?

4. What is the business of a woman's life?

5. From whom do women want respect, according to Wollstonecraft and Rousseau?

(see the answer key)

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