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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gives man preeminence over creatures?
(a) Strength.
(b) Reason.
(c) Faith.
(d) Tools.

2. According to Wollstonecraft, what would fulfill a woman's life task?
(a) Giving birth.
(b) Finding a profession.
(c) Getting married.
(d) Instilling virtues in her children.

3. From where does true beauty arise, according to Chapter 6?
(a) Understanding.
(b) The heart.
(c) Companionship.
(d) The mind.

4. How do women react to what they see and hear?
(a) They react in a way that takes advantage of the situation to their benefits.
(b) They react in the way their husbands or fathers instruct them to.
(c) They do not initially react.
(d) Associations call up emotions.

5. What does a man who exercises absolute power lose?
(a) His faith.
(b) His humanity.
(c) His reputation.
(d) His family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which women have less morality than primitive women?

2. What is the business of a woman's life?

3. What is the true foundation for morality?

4. What is the source of reason?

5. How does Wollstonecraft say God intended mankind to live after the Fall?

(see the answer key)

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