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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is important to manners?
(a) Individual education.
(b) Proper appearance.
(c) Relationships.
(d) Friendship.

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

3. What does Wollstonecraft call for to reform women's manners?
(a) A revolution.
(b) A reform of education.
(c) Understanding from men.
(d) Finishing schools.

4. What has reason been mixed with over the course of mankind?
(a) Error.
(b) Faith.
(c) Prejudice.
(d) Intuition.

5. To whom does Wollstonecraft want to appeal?
(a) The lower class.
(b) The middle class.
(c) Men.
(d) The upper class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect do men and circumstances have on women, according to Wollstonecraft?

2. What do most women rely on instead of education?

3. What women are too weak and artificial for the author to address in her work?

4. According to Wollstonecraft, what would fulfill a woman's life task?

5. What is the only thing women are taught to be proud of?

(see the answer key)

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