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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What usually happens to any amount of power a woman gets?
(a) It fades away.
(b) It is an illusion.
(c) It is taken away.
(d) It grows.

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

3. According to Wollstonecraft, to what might the questions she asks lead?
(a) More questions.
(b) Crises of faith.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Truths.

4. What profession is “incompatible with freedom?”
(a) Beggar.
(b) Any kind of office job.
(c) A standing army.
(d) Royalty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Wollstonecraft try to address women, according to the Introduction?

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

3. Which of Rousseau's characters does Wollstonecraft criticize?

4. How do Rousseau and Dr. Gregory make women appear?

5. Where must virtuous beings derive their virtue?

(see the answer key)

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