Women's Rights Movement Review

Which main types of discrimination did Truth face at the time of her “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech?

• against women and African Americans

• against African Americans and the uneducated

• against women and abolitionists

• against the uneducated and abolitionists

At the end of her speech, what does Truth say women should be able to do?

• join the abolitionist cause

• make a very loud racket

• march for their rights

• turn the world right side up

To whom is Truth comparing herself in this sentence from “Ain’t I a Woman?”

Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud puddles, or gives me any best place!

• White men

• White women

• Black men

• Black women

Read the following excerpt from “Ain’t I a Woman?”

What’s [intellect] got to do with women’s rights or Negroes’ rights? If my cup won’t hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn’t you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?

Which answer best restates Truth’s point in this excerpt?

• Each person deserves an equal opportunity to expand his or her intelligence, which can be improved without limit.

• Each person has abilities that differ from those of others, but only educated people should be allowed to vote.

• Each person deserves an equal opportunity to fulfill his or her potential, however great or small that potential might be.

• Each person has the same abilities as any other, so each should be treated with corresponding respect.

In the “Declaration of Sentiments,” what does Stanton list as the first self-evident truth?

• All men and women are created equal.

• All citizens should be allowed to vote.

• Men and women should be equal partners in marriage.

• Women should be entitled to attend the college of their choice.

According to the “Declaration of Sentiments,” what is the current position of women in society?

• Women are asked to bear more than their fair share of society’s burdens.

• Women enjoy some rights but not as many as they are entitled to.

• Women have been systematically exploited and oppressed by men.

• Women are sometimes treated unfairly by their leaders and their husbands.

What is the author’s main purpose in writing the “Declaration of Sentiments”?

• to get women to refuse to obey laws passed by legislators for whom they had no opportunity to vote

• to get citizens to organize peaceful demonstrations for women’s right to vote

• to get women to refrain from marriage so they can own property

• to get citizens to demand that the government pass laws granting women the same rights as male citizens

In “The Story of an Hour,” how does Mrs. Mallard react initially to the news of her husband’s death?

• with sudden, wild weeping

• with a shriek of joy and relief

• with a sigh and a dull stare in her eyes

• with a paralyzed inability to accept its meaning

After Mrs. Mallard hears of her husband’s death in “The Story of an Hour,” how does she come to see her future?

• She knows that she will feel her loss strongly over the years.

• She worries that she will be held back by bitterness over her marriage.

• She sees that she will have the chance to assert herself.

• She assumes that she will be able to marry again, more happily.

Which of the following is the best restatement of a theme Chopin conveys in “The Story of an Hour”?

• Rejoicing at someone’s death is wrong.

• Confirming reports of tragic events is necessary.

• Distinguishing between illusion and reality is difficult.

• Freedom is what makes life worth living.