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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the only thing women are taught to be proud of?
(a) Their husbands.
(b) Their children.
(c) Their communities.
(d) Their beauty.

3. What is the business of a woman's life?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Motherhood.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) Education.

4. What do women shy away from when it comes to men?
(a) Their parents' advice.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Physical appearance.
(d) Emotion.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Wollstonecraft, to what might the questions she asks lead?

3. What does Wollstonecraft say is inferior to virtue?

4. To where are women confined, according to Chapter 9?

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

(see the answer key)

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