Question 2 of 19Read this excerpt from A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf:Betrothal often took place while one or both of the parties was in the cradle, and marriage when they were scarcely out of the nurses' charge.' That was about 1470. . . . The next reference to the position of women is some two hundred years later. . . . 'It was still the exception for women of the upper and middle class to choose their own husbands, and when the husband had been assigned, he was lord and master. . . . Yet even so,' Professor Trevelyan concludes, 'neither Shakespeare's women nor those of authentic seventeenth-century memoirs . . . seem wanting in personality and character.'Which sentence best states the idea that this excerpt helps to develop?A.Women were not respected in literature but were given enormous respect in real life.B.Women were represented as being weak in literature but were granted great power in real life.C.Women were represented as being strong in literature but were not allowed power in real life.D.Women were not represented in literature but had great impact on society in real life.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 3 of 19Read this excerpt from A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf:I went, therefore, to the shelf where the histories stand and took down one of the latest, Professor Trevelyan's History of England. . . . 'Wife-beating', I read, 'was a recognized right of man, and was practised without shame by high as well as low. . . . Similarly,' the historian goes on, 'the daughter who refused to marry the gentleman of her parents' choice was liable to be locked up, beaten and flung about the room. . . .Which statement best conveys how Woolf achieves her purpose in this excerpt?A.She mentions the book title to make sure the reader knows that her argument focuses on England.B.She mentions the book title to make sure the reader knows she is talking about women.C.She cites a historian to make it clear that she is referring to customs from the past.D.She cites a historian to make it clear that she is basing her argument on facts.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 7 of 10Based on her essay A Room of One's Own, with which statement would Woolf most likely agree?A.During Elizabethan times, there was no need for female actresses in the playhouses.B.As a general rule, male writers tend to produce more talent-evident manuscripts than women.C.As evidenced by imperialism, women are just as mistreated as natives in colonized countries.D.Achieving success is not just a matter of pure talent; it also depends on opportunities and encouragement.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 9 of 10Why did Woolf write about gender equality at a time when she was achieving success as a writer?A.Because people did not fully recognize the unfair treatment of women during her timeB.Because she wanted to write something controversial that would make her richC.Because her father was overbearing and forbade her from getting an educationD.Because she was not allowed to vote in the elections of the timeSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 4 of 10Which passage from A Room of One's Own best represents Woolf's thought process in conducting research for her essay?A.The moment, however, that one tries this method with the Elizabethan woman, one branch of illumination fails; one is held up by the scarcity of facts.B.She never writes her own life and scarcely keeps a diary; there are only a handful of her letters in existence.C.And I turned to Professor Trevelyan again to see what history meant to him. I found by looking at his chapter headings that it meant . . .D.All these facts lie somewhere, presumably, in parish registers and account books; the life of the average Elizabethan woman must be scattered about somewhere . . .SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 5 of 5Which statement best explains the historical contradiction about women that Woolf describes?A.Women attended universities but failed to produce educational triumphs.B.Women were powerful in stories yet considered property of their husbands in reality.C.Women were superior in the running of households yet deemed burdens by their husbands.D.Women were tireless in political activism yet denied the right to vote.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS