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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. How can children be encouraged to think on their own?

2. What is woman's only duty to fulfill?

3. To what would women progress if they were given the same fundamental rights and freedoms as men?

4. What does Wollstonecraft say women want?

5. What, according to Some Thoughts Concerning Education, may contribute to the weakness of women?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Wollstonecraft believe education should start?

2. What kind of education does Wollstonecraft support at the beginning of Chapter 12? Why?

3. How does Wollstonecraft explain modesty?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe Mary Wollstonecraft. How did her upbringing help shape her philosophy about the inequality of men and women? What influence did she have on feminist philosophy?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Wollstonecraft's thoughts on parenting. How are children parented in Wollstonecraft's society? What does Wollstonecraft think of this? What changes does Wollstonecraft want to see in the parenting paradigm?

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