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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. How can children be encouraged to think on their own?
(a) By educating them together.
(b) By teaching them at home.
(c) By allowing them to shape their own education.
(d) By educating them with adults.

2. What does Wollstonecraft say is needed in order for morality to prevail in society?
(a) Equality.
(b) Chastity.
(c) Reason.
(d) Knowledge.

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

4. What is a woman’s second duty?
(a) As a citizen.
(b) As a mother.
(c) As a rational being.
(d) As a wife.

5. At what age does Wollstonecraft think children should be separated between trade schools and schools that teach humanities?
(a) Nine.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what educational situation do boys become slovenly?

2. What causes women to become selfish, according to the fourth section of Chapter 13?

3. What do women rarely exhibit, according to Wollstonecraft?

4. To what does the title of Chapter 10 refer?

5. Into how many sections is Chapter 13 divided?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wollstonecraft say about meek mothers?

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

3. How does Wollstonecraft explain modesty?

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

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

6. Describe the reciprocal duty Wollstonecraft explains in Chapter 11.

7. How does society expect men and women to keep their passions in check?

8. What makes women careless or unnatural mothers, according to Wollstonecraft?

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

10. Why does Wollstonecraft say women should not rely on their husbands for existence?

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