Chapter 15

Quiz for Chapter Fifteen Analyzing Voices: Women’s Rights in the West

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Question 1

In her defense of polygamy, Harriet Cook Young argued that “wherever monogamy reigns, adultery, prostitution and foeticide, directly or indirectly, are its concomitants,” and that “the principle of plurality of wives [provides] the only safeguard against adultery, prostitution, and the reckless waste of pre-natal life, practiced throughout the land.” These statements rest on which of the following assumptions?A. Men needed more than one woman to satisfy their sexual appetites.
B. Monogamous relationships damaged mothers’ relationships with their children.
C. Limiting the number of children they bore was easier for women under polygamy.
D. Polygamy opened up a wider variety of sexual options for women.

Question 2

Eliza Snow and Phoebe Woodruff defended polygamy on the basis of which of the following arguments?A. Mormon women enjoyed sharing their lives with one husband and his many wives.
B. Polygamy was a divine commandment.
C. Mormon women in polygamous marriages were more privileged and freer than other women.
D. If a Mormon woman was unhappy with her husband, she could easily find another one.

Question 3

Fanny Stenhouse’s critique of polygamy was based on which of the following assumptions?A. Women are naturally inferior to and dependent upon men.
B. Women are more emotional than men and require protection.
C. Women can only be happy if they receive their husbands’ exclusive love and affection.
D. Women in polygamous marriages become too attached to their husbands’ other wives.

Question 4

According to Susan B. Anthony, what problem posed a challenge to women in both polygamous and monogamous marriages?A. Lack of control over their reproductive capacities
B. Minimal access to citizenship rights and privileges
C. Competitive relationships with other women
D. Limited options for economic independence