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) Betty Friedan
C) Mary Wollstonecraft
D) Virginia Woolf

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

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

3. Which societal institution does Wollstonecraft criticize?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Wollstonecraft criticized which famous philosopher's ideas?

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

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

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

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

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

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