A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Quizzes

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Quiz 1

1 What year was the work published?
1792

1789

1800

1790
2 Whose writings (among others) was this work a response to?
John Locke

William Godwin

Thomas Paine

Edmund Burke
3 To whom is this work dedicated?
Edmund Burke

Thomas Paine

William Godwin

M. Talleyrand-Perigord
4 Wollstonecraft had already published which work before Vindication of the Rights of Woman?
Second Treatise of Government

The Rights of Man

A Vindication of the Rights of Man

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

Britain

America

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

Tyrant

Politician

Woman
7 What does Wollstonecraft say in her advertisement?
She is completely satisfied with her work

She plans on seven more volumes

She plans on a second volume

She will not address the subject again
8 What the "grand source of misery" that she deplores?
Physical superiority of men

Political subordination

Neglected education

Natural differences between the sexes
9 What does Wollstonecraft assert about physical superiority?
Men are physically superior

Women are physically superior

Both sexes are equal

She does not address it
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?
Modesty

Power

Virtue

Intelligence
12 Which of the following statements is TRUE?
Women will still be dependent upon men in some areas of life

Men and women will be exact equals in all areas

Women will never need men again

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?
Very negative

Neutral

Very positive

Unknown
15 Which author does she engage with the most?
Rousseau

Milton

Dr. Gregory

Shakespeare
16 What entity does Wollstonecraft criticize?
The Church

The standing army

Parliament

The Court
17 What should form character the most?
Books, music, and theater

Profession, gender, and class

Age, luck, and wealth

Reason, education, and experience
18 What renders the progress of civilization a curse?
Sexual immorality

Royalty

Religion

Ignorance
19 Women are generally taught all of the following EXCEPT
Weakness

Meekness

Cunning

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

Shakespeare

St. Matthew

Milton
21 Men try to secure the good conduct of women by doing what?
Tyrannizing over them

Emotionally abusing them

Letting them exercise reason

Keeping them in a state of childhood
22 Virtue must result from what?
Nature

The exercise of reason

Modesty

Intellect
23 What does "silently more misfortune than all the rest" for women?
Their disregard of order

Their cultivation of weakness

Their lack of bodily strength

Their attraction to rakes
24 Who does Wollstonecraft compare women to in regard to weakness?
Kings

Military men

Animals

Children
25 All of the following are true of women EXCEPT
They are prey to prejudices

They understand the grand outline of history

They acquire manners before morals

They blindly submit to authority

What roles does Wollstonecraft see for relgion in the education of women?

Wollstonecraft understood that Religion was the powerful source in society. To that end, she had to prove that it was God's will that women receive and education and be allowed to flourish. She also argued that God, in his infinite wisdom, would...

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Answered by Aslan on 4/5/2017 4:15 AM