A room of one's own
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- Q1What is the key part of Woolf's thesis in 'A Room of One's Own'?A woman needs a supportive familyA woman needs luckA woman needs money and a room of her own if she wants to writeA woman needs a prestigious educationA woman needs physical strength30s
- Q2What does the narrator realize about women's access to education and legacy compared to men?Women have had equal access to education and legacy as menWomen have surpassed men in education and legacyWomen have been shut out of education and the financial and intellectual legacy that men have always had access toWomen have not been interested in education and legacyWomen have had exclusive access to education and legacy30s
- Q3Why does Woolf create the imagined character of Judith Shakespeare?To praise William Shakespeare's workTo criticize women's lack of talentTo explore the life of a successful female writerTo show how societal structures prevent women of talent from achieving the same success as menTo highlight the importance of early marriage for women30s
- Q4What does Woolf charge the women of Newnham and Girton colleges to do at the end of the essay?To focus on personal achievements onlyTo prioritize individual success over community impactTo create a legacy for their daughters by writing voraciouslyTo avoid writing as it is not essentialTo pursue careers in men-dominated fields30s
- Q5What does Virginia Woolf argue a woman needs in order to write?money and a room of her ownphysical strength and couragefame and fortuneeducation and social media30s
- Q6What is the name of the narrator that Woolf invents for her essay?Jane AustenCharlotte BronteMary Beton, Mary Seton, Mary CarmichaelAnne Hathaway30s
- Q7Where did the narrator experience being shut out of certain areas at a university?college lawns and other areaslibrary and coffee shopart gallery and theaterbookstore and park30s
- Q8Which institution does the narrator find to be masculine in nature?British LibraryNASA HeadquartersLouvre MuseumHarvard University30s
- Q9Who does Woolf create as a fictional sister of William Shakespeare?Jane AustenMary ShelleyJudith ShakespeareEmily Bronte30s
- Q10What does Woolf charge the women of Newnham and Girton colleges to do?travel the world and collect artifactswrite voraciously and create a legacy for their daughtersbecome doctors and cure diseasespaint secretly and hide their work30s
- Q11According to Woolf, what is the purpose of fiction?to entertain only the wealthyfor the common good, not just individual goodto create conflicts and chaosto showcase personal achievements30s
- Q12What financial inheritance did Woolf receive from her aunt?five hundred a yeara small house in the countrysidea collection of rare booksa private art studio30s
- Q13How does Woolf describe the literature produced by women so far?historical and educational novelscolorful and imaginative talesfull bitter, twisted writinguplifting and joyful stories30s
- Q14Who does Woolf bring back as a ghost to inspire the young women in her audience?Joan of ArcMarie CurieCleopatraJudith Shakespeare30s