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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What author does Wollstonecraft speak the most highly of in Chapter 5?

2. How do love and arbitrary passion reign?

3. What is the name of the character from Emilie Wollstonecraft criticizes in Chapter 5?

4. What does Wollstonecraft say about love?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wollstonecraft say she is pessimistic about in the Introduction? What effect does she see as a result?

2. What argument does Wollstonecraft give at the beginning of Chapter 2 to justify women's pursuit and attainment of virtue?

3. What irony does Wollstonecraft present in Chapter 2 in men's view of women? What kind of irony is this?

4. What is included in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman before the first chapter?

5. What does Wollstonecraft say is the importance of individual education in Chapter 2? How must it be supplemented?

6. Why does Wollstonecraft not address every writer who has presented his views on subjugating women?

7. Why does Wollstonecraft not blame women for falling for a rake?

8. Explain Wollstonecraft's objection to the character of Sophia in Rousseau's Emilie.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of religion in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. What does this reveal about Wollstonecraft's society? What does this reveal about Wollstonecraft herself? How does religion relate to the overall points Wollstonecraft makes about women?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Wollstonecraft's educational plan with education today. What elements of Wollstonecraft's plan can be seen in today's educational system? What aspects are not present?

Essay Topic 3

Define virtue. Why should people attain virtue? How does Wollstonecraft say men and women attain virtue? What does this reveal about Wollstonecraft's society? Why does she disagree with this? How does Wollstonecraft want men and women to attain virtue?

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