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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT true of women's education, according to Wollstonecraft?
(a) It is random.
(b) It is disorganized.
(c) It is fragmented.
(d) It is regimented.

2. What other genre of writing by Dr. Fordyce is popular, according to Chapter 5?
(a) Speeches.
(b) Sermons.
(c) Essays.
(d) Novels.

3. What kind of women does society speak out against?
(a) Feminine women.
(b) Masculine women.
(c) Women who choose not to marry.
(d) Women who work outside their homes.

4. What gives man preeminence over creatures?
(a) Faith.
(b) Tools.
(c) Reason.
(d) Strength.

5. What makes Rousseau think women should be weaker and more passive than men?
(a) Tradition.
(b) Their physical inferiority.
(c) Their lack of motivation.
(d) Evidence from the Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has written instructional books that treat women as subordinate?

2. In what situation does Dr. Gregory tell women not to cultivate their minds?

3. What clouds reason, according to Wollstonecraft?

4. What causes women to be either fine ladies or effective housewives?

5. What is the title of the work by Dr. Gregory Wollstonecraft that he addresses in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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