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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. Where do some women who do not love their husbands fix their attention?

2. What does section three of Chapter 13 address?

3. What does Wollstonecraft think about the old principles and ways of doing things in regards to parenting?

4. What do men think of chastity?

5. What women develop an over-fondness for dress?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Wollstonecraft say about meek mothers?

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

4. Why does Wollstonecraft think it is worse for a married woman than a single woman to have an affair?

5. What does Wollstonecraft say religion must be based on in the first section of Chapter 13?

6. What is the role of education, according to the fifth section of Chapter 13? How do silly mothers damage children?

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

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

9. How do the duties of women contribute to their behavior in marriages?

10. How can women bring out modesty from chastity?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of class in the treatment of women according to Wollstonecraft. What classes of women are treated the worst? What classes of women are treated the best? Why are there differences in how women are treated based on class?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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