A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf

Who is the author of "A Room of One's Own"?

• Charlotte Brontë

• Jane Austen

• Virginia Woolf

• Mary Shelley

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Which university does Woolf visit in the beginning of "A Room of One's Own"?

• Oxford

• Cambridge

• Harvard

• Yale

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What is one of the central themes of "A Room of One's Own"?

• The supernatural

• Romance

• Gender inequality

• Adventure

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What genre is "A Room of One's Own"?

• Novel

• Short story

• Essay

• Poem

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How does Woolf suggest women's writing has been hindered historically?

• By lack of talent

• By societal expectations and lack of opportunities

• By lack of interest in writing

• By inadequate libraries

What does Woolf say about the anonymity of women writers in history?

• They preferred to remain anonymous

• They often published under male pseudonyms

• They were not as good as male writers

• They did not write much

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What does Virginia Woolf argue women need in order to write fiction?

• A supportive family

• A room of their own and financial independence

• A university education

• Encouragement from male writers

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What symbolizes the exclusion of women from education in the text?

• The locked library door

• The lack of female professors

• The male-only dining hall

• The cost of books

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Who is Judith Shakespeare in Woolf's essay?

• William Shakespeare's fictional sister

• A famous female poet

• Woolf's pen name

• A character in one of Shakespeare's plays

Why does Woolf mention the meals served at the men's and women's colleges?

• To show the culinary skills of the chefs

• To highlight the economic disparities between men’s and women’s education

• To criticize the food quality

• To describe British cuisine

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