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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. What does Wollstonecraft say about education at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) It should be strictly religious.
(b) It should be a national concern.
(c) It should be completely secular.
(d) It should be modeled after monasteries.

2. Where do some women who do not love their husbands fix their attention?
(a) On themselves.
(b) Their husbands.
(c) Their children.
(d) Their social obligations.

3. What causes women to become selfish, according to the fourth section of Chapter 13?
(a) Children.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Over-fondness of dress.
(d) Marriage.

4. Where should children live while they are in school?
(a) At home.
(b) In dormitories near the school.
(c) At schiool.
(d) With their teachers.

5. What subject do women shy away from reading?
(a) Theology.
(b) Poetry.
(c) History.
(d) Sociology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does modesty need to be distinguished from, according to Wollstonecraft?

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

3. What is a woman’s first duty?

4. What kind of example do most mothers set for their children?

5. What does Wollstonecraft say children cannot be taught too early?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wollstonecraft say about meek mothers?

2. Why does Wollstonecraft think it is worse for a married woman than a single woman to have an affair?

3. How do women treat their children, according to Wollstonecraft? Why?

4. Explain how parents govern their children, according to the beginning of Chapter 10?

5. Where does Wollstonecraft believe education should start?

6. What does Wollstonecraft say about sex in Chapter 8?

7. What problems does Wollstonecraft see with current methods of education in her society? What solution does she offer?

8. How can women bring out modesty from chastity?

9. What is modesty? Why is it important, according to Wollstonecraft?

10. Why is morality undermined in women's lives, according to Wollstonecraft?

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