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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which women in society have the most virtue, according to Wollstonecraft?
(a) Mothers.
(b) Poor women.
(c) Rich women.
(d) Educated women.

2. In Chapter 6, what does Wollstonecraft say is the only thing that can bring independence and freedom?
(a) Virtue.
(b) Faith.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Reason.

3. When it comes to relationships between men and women, who will always have the advantage?
(a) The woman.
(b) Societal pressures.
(c) The rake.
(d) The man.

4. How are men improved?
(a) By striving for reason.
(b) By faith.
(c) By women.
(d) By virtue.

5. What takes the place of woman's senses as her character is formed?
(a) The quest for beauty.
(b) Their passions.
(c) Social niceties.
(d) Intellectual pursuits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What virtue does Wollstonecraft describe as a kind of self-abasement?

2. Women are slaves to _______________.

3. What does Wollstonecraft say about vain men?

4. How does Wollstonecraft say women should wash and dress, regardless of rank?

5. What is the source of reason?

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