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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. Who does Wollstonecraft say should attend school between the ages of five and nine?

2. What does Wollstonecraft say about education at the beginning of Chapter 12?

3. What does Wollstonecraft doubt about chastity?

4. What reason is there to obey a parent only because they are a parent?

5. What does a woman need to be a good mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wollstonecraft say happens to boys who attend religious schools?

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

3. How can women bring out modesty from chastity?

4. Explain how parents govern their children, according to the beginning of Chapter 10?

5. Where does Wollstonecraft believe education should start?

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

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

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

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

10. Why is morality undermined in women's lives, according to Wollstonecraft?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Wollstonecraft's view of women with Rousseau's view of women. How are they similar? How are they different? How does Wollstonecraft react to Rousseau's view of women?

Essay Topic 3

Define reason. What role does reason play in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman? What relationship does Wollstonecraft see between reason and virtue? What does this reveal about Wollstonecraft's society? What relationship would Wollstonecraft like to see between reason and virtue?

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