A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft - Exam

1. Who is the author of 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'?

A) Virginia Woolf
B) Betty Friedan
C) Simone de Beauvoir
D) Mary Wollstonecraft

2. In what year was 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' published?

A) 1800
B) 1815
C) 1792
D) 1789

3. Which societal institution does Wollstonecraft criticize?

A) Government
B) Education system
C) Marriage
D) Church

4. What does Wollstonecraft believe is the ideal outcome of her advocacy?

A) Subordination of men.
B) Improvement of society as a whole.
C) Rejection of marriage.
D) Isolation from society.

5. Which of the following did Wollstonecraft argue was necessary for virtue?

A) Nurturing skills
B) Wealth
C) Reason
D) Beauty

6. What does Wollstonecraft believe about the relationship between education and virtue?

A) Only men need education to be virtuous.
B) Education is essential for the development of virtue.
C) Virtue is innate and does not require education.
D) Education corrupts virtue.

7. Wollstonecraft criticized which famous philosopher's ideas?

A) Immanuel Kant
B) Thomas Hobbes
C) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
D) John Locke

8. What did Wollstonecraft believe about the nature of women?

A) Women are naturally dependent.
B) Women are only suited for domestic life.
C) Women should aspire to be wives.
D) Women are not naturally inferior to men.

9. Wollstonecraft argues that if women were educated, they would be better:

A) Servants.
B) Mothers and citizens.
C) Daughters.
D) Wives only.

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