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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Wollstonecraft, what would fulfill a woman's life task?
(a) Finding a profession.
(b) Giving birth.
(c) Instilling virtues in her children.
(d) Getting married.

2. Over whom doesWollstonecraft want women to have power?
(a) Men.
(b) Society.
(c) Other women.
(d) Themselves.

3. What is important to manners?
(a) Individual education.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Relationships.
(d) Proper appearance.

4. What does Wollstonecraft say “warps the understanding” and thwarts civilization's progress?
(a) Faith.
(b) Men.
(c) Royalty.
(d) Education.

5. What type of people ignores their health in pursuit of their calling?
(a) The poor.
(b) Religious men and women.
(c) People of genius.
(d) Mothers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who argues that man is a solitary animal?

3. Women are slaves to _______________.

4. In what state are women kept?

5. What does Wollstonecraft call for to reform women's manners?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wollstonecraft say about Rousseau's view of religion for women?

2. Why does Wollstonecraft ask for forgiveness in her Introduction?

3. What does Wollstonecraft say about allowing boys and girls to play together?

4. Why do “rakes” find it easy to appeal to women?

5. What does Wollstonecraft say she is going to start with in Chapter 1?

6. What does Wollstonecraft say about love in Chapter 4? What does she say is better than love?

7. What error do men make in their view of education?

8. What justification do men use for the inferiority of women that Wollstonecraft compares to tyrannical rulers?

9. What does Wollstonecraft say about women's first impressions in Chapter 6?

10. What would be the result of the revolution Wollstonecraft wants to happen?

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