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Quiz for Document P3-3: Judith Sargent Murray, On the Equality of the Sexes (1790)

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Question 1

Judith Sargent Murray asserts that the inferiority of “judgment” attributed to women should be explained byA. biological differences.
B. nutritional factors.
C. social customs.
D. spiritual capacities.

Question 2

Murray acknowledges the importance of sufficient leisure time to the pursuit of academic and intellectual improvement, a luxury that is made equally unavailable to women as it is toA. enslaved Africans.
B. men of modest means.
C. Native Americans.
D. wealthy merchants.

Question 3

According to Murray, in what way are men by nature superior to women and suited to a particular role?A. Child rearing
B. Physical strength
C. Political understanding
D. Religious piety

Question 4

Which of Murray’s arguments mirrors ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence?A. Civil governments depend on the consent of the governed.
B. Humans are naturally violent and corrupt.
C. God is the source of human equality.
D. Men are the natural protectors of women.