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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wollstonecraft say is needed in order for morality to prevail in society?
(a) Chastity.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Reason.
(d) Equality.

2. What subject do women shy away from reading?
(a) Theology.
(b) History.
(c) Sociology.
(d) Poetry.

3. What virtue does Wollstonecraft describe as a kind of self-abasement?
(a) Vanity.
(b) Faith.
(c) Reason.
(d) Humility.

4. How are the husbands of meek wives portrayed?
(a) As wizards.
(b) As guides.
(c) As lions.
(d) As scarecrows.

5. What debases all mankind, according to Chapter 9?
(a) Immorality.
(b) Riches.
(c) Patriarchy.
(d) Religion.

6. What does Wollstonecraft say women want?
(a) To be married.
(b) To be ladies.
(c) To be mothers.
(d) To be equals.

7. What types of people does Wollstonecraft criticize in the first section of Chapter 13?
(a) Women who teach other women to remain oppressed.
(b) Those who predict the future with astrology.
(c) Men.
(d) Novelists.

8. What does a woman need to be a good mother?
(a) Independence of the mind.
(b) The freedom to do as she wishes.
(c) Financial security.
(d) A kind husband.

9. What do meek wives desire, according to Wollstonecraft?
(a) Their husband's approval.
(b) Their children's love.
(c) Confidence.
(d) The respect of their peers.

10. What is the most important aspect in attaining rank and class, according to Chapter 9?
(a) Education.
(b) Birthright.
(c) Property.
(d) Geography.

11. From where should women get advice about what to read, according to Chapter 13?
(a) Someone they admire.
(b) Their mothers or sisters.
(c) Their former schoolmasters.
(d) Their husbands or fathers.

12. What does Wollstonecraft say should be the focus of public education?
(a) Preparing children to function in the world.
(b) Providing a religious foundation for children.
(c) Forming citizens.
(d) Keeping children off the streets during the day.

13. What does Wollstonecraft doubt about chastity?
(a) That it is a virtue unto itself.
(b) That it actually produces modesty.
(c) That there is anything more than chastity.
(d) That anyone is ever truly chaste.

14. What does Wollstonecraft say about modest men?
(a) They are timid.
(b) They are presumptuous.
(c) They are passionate.
(d) They are steady.

15. What do women not indulge in, according to Chapter 8?
(a) Manners.
(b) Truths.
(c) Platitudes.
(d) Niceties.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can happen if a woman loves her children only out of a sense of duty or because they are her own children?

2. From where must a parent work in order to gain the correct type of affection from a child, according to Wollstonecraft?

3. Who can get away with falling into sexual immorality?

4. What is separated from morality, according to Chapter 9?

5. What takes the place of woman's senses as her character is formed?

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