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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of women delight in using whatever small power they have?
(a) The sophisticated.
(b) The poor.
(c) The uneducated.
(d) The rich.

2. What can happen when mothers exhibit a lack of reason?
(a) They are unable to be chaste women.
(b) They do not want to be mothers.
(c) They can become careless or unnatural mothers.
(d) They can give in to the whims of their family.

3. What is the true foundation for morality?
(a) God.
(b) Parenthood.
(c) Reason.
(d) Marriage.

4. What does a man who exercises absolute power lose?
(a) His humanity.
(b) His reputation.
(c) His faith.
(d) His family.

5. How do women react to what they see and hear?
(a) They react in a way that takes advantage of the situation to their benefits.
(b) Associations call up emotions.
(c) They react in the way their husbands or fathers instruct them to.
(d) They do not initially react.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does true beauty arise, according to Chapter 6?

2. What does Wollstonecraft think of the idea of a coquette as natural?

3. In Chapter 6, what does Wollstonecraft say is the only thing that can bring independence and freedom?

4. What does Wollstonecraft call for to reform women's manners?

5. What happens when women are prevented from having experiences and endeavors?

(see the answer key)

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