A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Quizzes

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Quiz 1

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1 What year was the work published?

1790

1800

1792

1789
2 Whose writings (among others) was this work a response to?

Edmund Burke

Thomas Paine

William Godwin

John Locke
3 To whom is this work dedicated?

William Godwin

Thomas Paine

M. Talleyrand-Perigord

Edmund Burke
4 Wollstonecraft had already published which work before Vindication of the Rights of Woman?

A Vindication of the Rights of Man

The Rights of Man

Second Treatise of Government

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
5 Which country's constitution is Wollstonecraft unhappy with?

Germany

France

Britain

America
6 If man acts like a ______, then morality is undermined.

Tyrant

Hero

Woman

Politician
7 What does Wollstonecraft say in her advertisement?

She will not address the subject again

She is completely satisfied with her work

She plans on a second volume

She plans on seven more volumes
8 What the "grand source of misery" that she deplores?

Natural differences between the sexes

Political subordination

Physical superiority of men

Neglected education
9 What does Wollstonecraft assert about physical superiority?

Both sexes are equal

She does not address it

Women are physically superior

Men are physically superior
10 What social class of women is she primarily addressing?

Working class

The aristocracy

Middle class

All women
11 Elegance is said to be inferior to what?

Virtue

Power

Intelligence

Modesty
12 Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Men and women will be exact equals in all areas

Women will never need men again

Women will still be dependent upon men in some areas of life

Men will become the subordinate sex
13 Men seem to employ reason to justify what?

Power

Equality

Kindness

Prejudices
14 What is Wollstonecraft's opinion of the rich?

Neutral

Very positive

Very negative

Unknown
15 Which author does she engage with the most?

Shakespeare

Rousseau

Milton

Dr. Gregory
16 What entity does Wollstonecraft criticize?

The standing army

Parliament

The Court

The Church
17 What should form character the most?

Age, luck, and wealth

Reason, education, and experience

Books, music, and theater

Profession, gender, and class
18 What renders the progress of civilization a curse?

Sexual immorality

Ignorance

Religion

Royalty
19 Women are generally taught all of the following EXCEPT

Meekness

Reason

Weakness

Cunning
20 Who describes "our first frail mother" in terms Wollstonecraft disputes?

St. Matthew

Shakespeare

Milton

Rousseau
21 Men try to secure the good conduct of women by doing what?

Keeping them in a state of childhood

Letting them exercise reason

Tyrannizing over them

Emotionally abusing them
22 Virtue must result from what?

The exercise of reason

Intellect

Nature

Modesty
23 What does "silently more misfortune than all the rest" for women?

Their attraction to rakes

Their lack of bodily strength

Their cultivation of weakness

Their disregard of order
24 Who does Wollstonecraft compare women to in regard to weakness?

Kings

Military men

Children

Animals
25 All of the following are true of women EXCEPT

They are prey to prejudices

They blindly submit to authority

They understand the grand outline of history

They acquire manners before morals

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