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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 does Wollstonecraft say about modest men?
2. What does Wollstonecraft hope to see as a result of this education for women?
3. What does modesty need to be distinguished from, according to Wollstonecraft?
4. To what does the title of Chapter 10 refer?
5. What is the term that describes parents caring for children while they are young and children in turn caring for parents when they are elderly?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is modesty? Why is it important, according to Wollstonecraft?
2. What problems does Wollstonecraft see with current methods of education in her society? What solution does she offer?
3. What does Wollstonecraft say happens to boys who attend religious schools?
4. What justification does Wollstonecraft give in Chapter 10 for strengthening women's understanding?
5. What makes women careless or unnatural mothers, according to Wollstonecraft?
6. Why does Wollstonecraft say women should not rely on their husbands for existence?
7. How do the duties of women contribute to their behavior in marriages?
8. What is the focus of virtue for women, according to Wollstonecraft? How can women behave if they attain that virtue?
9. How does Wollstonecraft explain modesty?
10. What kind of education does Wollstonecraft support at the beginning of Chapter 12? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Define theme. Identify at least one theme addressed in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. How does Wollstonecraft address this theme? Is it effective? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Explain the purpose of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. What does Wollstonecraft want to accomplish by writing it? What does she want the reader to take away from it? Is it successful? Why or why not?
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