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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. What do women not indulge in, according to Chapter 8?
2. From whom do women want respect, according to Wollstonecraft and Rousseau?
3. What does a woman need to be a good mother?
4. What is a woman’s second duty?
5. According to the fourth section of Chapter 13, what is more commonly found in the male world than the female world?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Wollstonecraft say about meek mothers?
2. What problems does Wollstonecraft see with current methods of education in her society? What solution does she offer?
3. What leads women to the romantic, sentimental twists of the mind, according to the second section of Chapter 13? What solution does Wollstonecraft offer?
4. Explain what happens to children who are raised by parents who work from the heart and an understanding of the child?
5. Why does Wollstonecraft think it is worse for a married woman than a single woman to have an affair?
6. What is modesty? Why is it important, according to Wollstonecraft?
7. How do the duties of women contribute to their behavior in marriages?
8. Why does Wollstonecraft say women should not rely on their husbands for existence?
9. What makes women careless or unnatural mothers, according to Wollstonecraft?
10. What justification does Wollstonecraft give in Chapter 10 for strengthening women's understanding?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Wollstonecraft's educational plan with education today. What elements of Wollstonecraft's plan can be seen in today's educational system? What aspects are not present?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Wollstonecraft's view of marriage in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. What is the state of marriage in her society? What does she think of this? What does Wollstonecraft want to see happen in marriage? What does this reveal about her society?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Wollstonecraft's thoughts on parenting. How are children parented in Wollstonecraft's society? What does Wollstonecraft think of this? What changes does Wollstonecraft want to see in the parenting paradigm?
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