Enlightenment Philosopher RQ

According to the text, what is the purpose of a woman as depicted by educated men?

• To have power over men

• To be an independent thinker

• To be an attractive object of desire

• To study politics

What does the Social Contract provide a solution to?

• The problem of government and individual freedom

• The problem of women's education

• The problem of men's independence

• The problem of war and peace

What are the three kinds of power in every government according to the text?

• Religious, cultural, and educational

• Legislative, executive, and judicial

• Monarchy, democracy, and dictatorship

• Military, economic, and social

Why do men consent to join and unite into a community according to the text?

• To engage in war with other communities

• To create a state of fear and danger

• To preserve their natural rights to life, liberty, and property

• To gain absolute power

What is the consequence when the government endeavors to take away or destroy the life, liberty, or property of the people according to the text?

• The government gains absolute power over the people

• The government puts itself in a state of peace with the people

• The people must give up their freedom to the State

• The people are released from any further obedience to the government

Wollstonecraft argues that women should have power over who?

• nobody

• all of society

• men

• themselves

What is the consequence of the state of war according to the text?

• Culture and knowledge are lost

• Business and prosperity increase

• Arts, letters, and society flourish

• There is no fear and danger of violent death

What is the purpose of the power of the State being absolute according to the text?

• To give freedom to the people

• To keep men in awe and tie them by fear of punishment to the performance of their covenants

• To preserve the natural rights of the people

• To create a state of war with the people

What is the consequence of men desiring the same thing which they cannot both enjoy according to the text?

• They become friends and cooperate

• They engage in a condition which is called peace

• They compete and become enemies

• They give up their freedom to the State

What is the main purpose of the power of the first (legislative) according to the text?

• To maintain public security

• To create laws and to amend those that have been already created

• To punish criminals and settle disputes

• To preserve the natural rights of each member