Quiz for Source 16.6: Claiming Rights

1. Question 16.21

   Which of the following best describes this engraving?
   

   Which of the following best describes this engraving?

   A.

   It was created by Olympe de Gouges to accompany her Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen.

   B.

   Jean-Denis Lanjuinais commissioned it in order to depict the dangers of giving women equal rights to men.

   C.

   It was created by an anonymous artist in the same year that women’s clubs were closed by French Revolutionary authorities.

   D.

   It was created by an anonymous artist and is thought to depict Olympe de Gouges.

2. Question 16.22

   What aspect of this image might indicate that it was created to oppose the suppression of women’s clubs?
   

   What aspect of this image might indicate that it was created to oppose the suppression of women’s clubs?

   A.

   The inscription on the woman’s pike is “liberty or death.”

   B.

   It was created by a male artist.

   C.

   Royalist symbols appear on the woman’s cap.

   D.

   The figure is an allegory representing France.

3. Question 16.23

   What do the inscriptions on the woman’s pike and waistband add to the visual aspects of this image?
   

   What do the inscriptions on the woman’s pike and waistband add to the visual aspects of this image?

   A.

   They make clear that the figure opposes the revolution.

   B.

   They indicate that the female figure is willing to fight for her liberty.

   C.

   They make clear that the figure is the mother of a revolutionary.

   D.

   They make clear that she is an allegorical figure representing Reason.

4. Question 16.24

   What separates this figure from the two female figures in Source 16.2: Representing the Declaration?
   

   What separates this figure from the two female figures in Source 16.2: Representing the Declaration?

   A.

   This figure represents the willingness of real living women to defend their freedoms, while the other two are symbolic figures representing France and Fame.

   B.

   This figure could be male or female, whereas the two figures in Source 16.2 are clearly female.

   C.

   This figure clearly supports the French Revolution, while the two in Source 16.2 are opposed to the revolution.

   D.

   This figure conforms to male ideals of a female revolutionary, while the figures in Source 16.2 challenge those ideals.