Early life & Education
Sor Juana wrote her first poem at this young age
What is 8 years old?
Sor Juana joined this religious life instead of getting married
What is becoming a nun?
The title of Sor Juana’s famous written response to her critics
What is Respuesta a Sor Filotea de la Cruz?
This bishop published Sor Juana’s critique without her consent in 1690
Who is Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz
Sor Juana is featured on this denomination of Mexican currency
What is the 200-peso bill?
By age 13, Sor Juana was teaching this language to other children
Sor Juana said she had a “total disinclination” toward this common life path for women
What is marriage?
How many famous works did we show during our presentation?
What is 8 famous works?
What did Bishop Manuel Fernández warn Sor Juana about?
What is She should focus on her religious studies?
True or False: Education was important to Sor Juana and she wrote about women having the right to access and receive higher education
True
Because formal schooling was denied to girls, Sor Juana relied on this type of learning
What is self education?
Sor Juana joined this strict religious order before transferring to another convent
Who are the Discalced Carmelites?
What year did Sor Juana write her response to her critics?
What is 1691?
Sor Juana’s confessor that she dismissed after he became jealous of her success
Who is Antonio Núñez de Miranda?
Name two ways Sor Juana has impacted modern feminism
Advocacy for equal opportunity for all genders, right to education, speaking out against oppression
What country and city did Sor Juana spend most of her life in?
What is Mexico City, Mexico?
What is the convent where Sor Juana spent most of her life
What is the Convent of Santa Paula of the Hieronymite Order?
Fill in the blank: “One can perfectly well ________ while cooking supper”
What is philosophize?
Sor Juana is often called this title because of her intellectual achievements and literary brilliance.
What is “The Tenth Muse”?
Today, Sor Juana is studied in schools across Mexico as part of this subject area.
What is literature?
This pseudonym was used by the bishop when he publicly criticized Sor Juana’s work.
What is Sor Filotea de la Cruz?