Qs on the Olympe de Gouges reading - 0506a

(Answer on your own paper. Staple this sheet to the back of your answers. Don't copy qs unless you want to)

1. Define at least two of the words from the "words to know before you start" section. You may define up to 3 more hard words for extra credit.

Text-based Questions:

(Two questions are "long answer," paragraph, questions. Four questions require only a sentence or two. You must decide which is which. Be sure to give evidence to support each answer. Grammar and spelling will count for each question, so write in proper complete sentences.)

2. Who wrote this letter and what caused them to do so?

3. Explain what the tone of the document is. Does she seem angry, sad, reasonable, happy, begging, confused, etc.? How do you know? Proof?

4. Why do government and laws exist in the first place according to that author?

5. Does de Gouges' declaration seek to make women better than men? Proof?

6. What reasoning does de Gouges give for guaranteeing women the right to free speech?

7. Summarize de Gouges' beliefs about what rights women should have. Do you agree with her? Why?

Hint: So, you've read both "The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen" and "The Declaration of the Rights of Women and of the Citizen." Think I might ask a test question about that maybe?