A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft

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

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

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

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

3. Which societal institution does Wollstonecraft criticize?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Wollstonecraft criticized which famous philosopher's ideas?

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

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

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

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

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

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