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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which women in society have the most virtue, according to Wollstonecraft?
(a) Rich women.
(b) Poor women.
(c) Educated women.
(d) Mothers.

3. According to Chapter 6, what has a determinate effect on women's characters?
(a) Early associations and ideas.
(b) Formal education.
(c) Husband.
(d) Religious upbringing.

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

5. What type of women delight in using whatever small power they have?
(a) The rich.
(b) The uneducated.
(c) The poor.
(d) The sophisticated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most important aspect in attaining rank and class, according to Chapter 9?

2. To whom does Rousseau's argument about virtue apply?

3. To whom does Wollstonecraft want to appeal?

4. What parents are able to extort a great deal of respect from their children?

5. What does a woman need to be a good mother?

(see the answer key)

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