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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of women does society speak out against?
(a) Women who choose not to marry.
(b) Women who work outside their homes.
(c) Feminine women.
(d) Masculine women.

2. What happens when women are prevented from having experiences and endeavors?
(a) They lose their free will.
(b) They become immoral.
(c) They become hermits.
(d) Virtues do not form.

3. What is the only pursuit women are taught to have?
(a) Motherhood.
(b) The arts.
(c) The attainment of beauty.
(d) They are not taught any pursuit.

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

5. In what situation does Dr. Gregory tell women not to cultivate their minds?
(a) If they are nobility.
(b) If they intend to marry.
(c) If they must work outside the home.
(d) If they have children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wollstonecraft want women to acquire?

2. Which of the following is NOT a focus of women's education?

3. What should men and women attain in the same way?

4. Which of the following is NOT true of women's education, according to Wollstonecraft?

5. To whom does Wollstonecraft want to appeal?

(see the answer key)

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