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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what situation does Dr. Gregory tell women not to cultivate their minds?
(a) If they intend to marry.
(b) If they must work outside the home.
(c) If they are nobility.
(d) If they have children.

3. How does Wollstonecraft think boys and girls should play?
(a) Within specific age groups.
(b) Separately.
(c) Together.
(d) Quietly.

4. To what does Wollstonecraft compare women's education?
(a) A dance.
(b) Military men.
(c) The rich.
(d) The flight of a butterfly.

5. What causes error and evil?
(a) Men.
(b) Women.
(c) Poor education.
(d) Free will.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the women whom Wollstonecraft knows miserable?

2. What has reason been mixed with over the course of mankind?

3. Which of the following is NOT a focus of women's education?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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