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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when women are prevented from having experiences and endeavors?
(a) They lose their free will.
(b) Virtues do not form.
(c) They become immoral.
(d) They become hermits.

2. What is the only thing women are taught to be proud of?
(a) Their husbands.
(b) Their beauty.
(c) Their children.
(d) Their communities.

3. Who argues that man is a solitary animal?
(a) Descartes.
(b) Rousseau.
(c) Milton.
(d) Dr. Gregory.

4. According to Wollstonecraft, what would fulfill a woman's life task?
(a) Getting married.
(b) Giving birth.
(c) Finding a profession.
(d) Instilling virtues in her children.

5. What does Wollstonecraft want women to acquire?
(a) Strength.
(b) Power.
(c) Faith.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the true foundation for morality?

2. To whom does Rousseau's argument about virtue apply?

3. Who complains about the silliness of women?

4. In what area does Wollstonecraft concede men's superiority?

5. According to Wollstonecraft, to what might the questions she asks lead?

(see the answer key)

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