PrepTest 159, Section 4, Question 5
In France in the early 1790s, the French(430 more words not shown)
Based on the passage, Gouges(30 more words not shown)
- Athe achievement of(18 more words not shown)
- Bsociety is unlikely(10 more words not shown)
- Cmarriage is inherently(7 more words not shown)
- Dequal political power(8 more words not shown)
- Ewomen's rights are(8 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Why not begin by fixing marriage? Gouges thinks the political imbalance helps produce inequality within marriage and other relationships. Marriage is one part of the larger problem, but the key isn't merely that it is only one part. Political inequality is the underlying obstacle she says must be removed.
What we’re looking for
That gives us a clear prediction: political equality is a prerequisite to equality in the other areas. A marriage-focused reform wouldn't by itself tackle that source of disadvantage.
Working the answers
- A
The number of people directly involved in a marriage isn't the stated obstacle. A political movement could campaign for changes to marriage. Gouges's concern is the unequal political position that affects those relationships.
- B
The account doesn't identify resistance to changing a traditional institution as her reason. Her explanation turns on political power, not a prediction that society will refuse any marriage reform.
- C
Equal access to property is one of her concerns, but this doesn't capture the stated reason for giving political equality priority. The text links marital disadvantage to the broader political imbalance.
- DCorrect
Gouges says political inequality disadvantages women in every relationship with men, marital relationships included (paragraph 3). Until women obtain full political rights, that disadvantage continues. This makes political equality a necessary foundation for equality in other domains.
- E
This resembles Condorcet's treatment of women's rights as a particular instance of general rights. It doesn't state Gouges's reason for treating political power as the underlying problem in marriage.
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