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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What would happen if women were treated like boys in terms of fear and emotional displays?
(a) Society would be more balanced.
(b) They would be leaders.
(c) Men would be at home taking care of the children.
(d) They would be more respectable.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do kings naturally desire?

3. What kind of women does society speak out against?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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