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 1 of 10What is one of the three main strategies that Woolf used in A Room of One's Own to help the reader understand her topic?A.Using metaphorical languageB.Showing her thought processC.Stating her credibility as an authorD.Listing shocking statisticsSUBMITarrow_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 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 12 of 19Based on A Room of One's Own, what does Woolf most likely believe?A.There was no need for female actresses in the playhouses.B.Achieving success depends on opportunities and encouragement.C.Male writers produce better manuscripts than female writers do.D.Shakespeare's talent was the only thing that made him a great writer.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 9 of 19Read this excerpt from A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf:Let us suppose that a father from the highest motives did not wish his daughter to leave home and become writer, painter or scholar. . . . [T]here was an enormous body of masculine opinion to the effect that nothing could be expected of women intellectually. Even if her father did not read out loud these opinions, any girl could read them for herself; and the reading, even in the nineteenth century, must have lowered her vitality, and told profoundly upon her work.Which sentence best states the idea that this excerpt helps to develop?A.Women have been held back by their desire not to leave their parents' home.B.Women have contributed to the body of opinion about their role in society.C.Women have contributed to their parents' desire to protect them.D.Women have been held back by men's view of what they can do.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS