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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do women's opinions waver?
(a) They waver with the acquisition of knowledge.
(b) They seek to please others above all else.
(c) They listen to men's opinions.
(d) They have contradictory emotions.

2. According to the fourth section of Chapter 13, what is more commonly found in the male world than the female world?
(a) Rivalry.
(b) Mutual respect.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Ignorance.

3. Why does Rousseau think girls should have as little liberty as possible?
(a) They do not have the intellect to understand liberty.
(b) It is ordained this way by God.
(c) They will indulge it.
(d) They have nothing to do that requires it.

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

5. What do women think of chastity?
(a) They prize it.
(b) They are indifferent toward it.
(c) They see it as a duty.
(d) They despise it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wollstonecraft say modesty is NOT, according to Chapter 7?

2. What happens when women are prevented from having experiences and endeavors?

3. What happens to civilization as a result of systems of rank?

4. What does reason have little sway over, according to Chapter 6?

5. What can happen when mothers exhibit a lack of reason?

(see the answer key)

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