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

2. What kind of mothers do meek wives make?
(a) Caring.
(b) Foolish.
(c) Unnatural.
(d) Aggressive.

3. What does Wollstonecraft doubt about chastity?
(a) That anyone is ever truly chaste.
(b) That it actually produces modesty.
(c) That it is a virtue unto itself.
(d) That there is anything more than chastity.

4. What does Wollstonecraft conclude would happen if women were given more freedom?
(a) They would be better mothers.
(b) They would be better wives.
(c) Little would change.
(d) They would be better citizens.

5. According to Wollstonecraft, what is the only virtue given attention?
(a) Chastity.
(b) Humility.
(c) Patience.
(d) Reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. What types of people does Wollstonecraft criticize in the first section of Chapter 13?

2. Into how many sections is Chapter 13 divided?

3. What does Wollstonecraft say is needed in order for morality to prevail in society?

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

5. Parents who are blindly obeyed are usually obeyed out of _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what happens to children who are raised by parents who work from the heart and an understanding of the child?

2. What is the focus of virtue for women, according to Wollstonecraft? How can women behave if they attain that virtue?

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

4. How does Wollstonecraft order women's duties in society?

5. Why does Wollstonecraft advocate national schools, according to the end of Chapter 12?

6. What is the focus of Chapter 9?

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

8. What women are most respected in society? Why?

9. Where does Wollstonecraft believe education should start?

10. What does Wollstonecraft say happens to boys who attend religious schools?

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