MCQs- A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN
SET-1
1. Who is the author
of the essay "A Room of One's Own"?
A. Virginia Woolf
B. Jane Austen
C. Charlotte Bronte
D. Emily Dickinson
2. ‘A Room of One's
Own’ was first published in book
A. Oct 24,1928
B. Sep 24,1928
C. Oct 24,1929
D. Sep 24,1929
3. What is the
significance of Woolf beginning her essay with the word "But"?
A. To signal agreement
with traditional views on women's writing
B. To emphasize the
unconventional and contrarian nature of her argument
C. To introduce a
counter-narrative about male authors
D. To highlight the
essay's fictional setting at Oxbridge
4. On 20th and 26th
October, 1928, Virginia Woolf delivered two lectures on .............
A. "Women and
Fiction"
B. "Men and
Fiction"
C. "Women and
Drama"
D. None of the above
5. Woolf’s essay A
Room of One’s Own is based on the two lectures at .............
A. Oxford, Cambridge
B. Newnham, Girton
C. Oxford, Girton
D. None of the above
6. Newnham and Girton
colleges are part of ...........
A. Oxford
B. Oxbridge
C. Cambridge
D. None of the above
7. How many chapters
are there in the essay A Room of one’s own?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
8. The fictional
narrator of the essay is ..........
A. Mary Shelley
B. Mary Beton
C. Judith
Shakespeare
D. Virginia Seton
9. How does the Beadle
force the narrator back onto the public path at Oxbridge?
A. He pushed her to a
side
B. He gave her a stern
warning
C. He shown the board
'Fellows and scholars only'
D. He made gestures
with angry
10. In Chapter 1, the
narrator compares the production of a thought of hers on women and fiction to
which activity?
A. Gardening
B. Fishing
C. Cooking
D. Painting
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11. At Oxbridge, the
narrator is prohibited from entering the library because:
A. She lacks a library
card
B. Women require a a
letter of introduction
C. The library is
reserved for science students
D. The library is
under renovation
12. The meals at the
men’s college versus Fernham College highlight:
A. The superiority of
vegetarian cuisine
B. A critique of
British culinary traditions
C. The narrator’s
preference for simple food
D. The impact of
wealth disparity on intellectual opportunities
13. Which historical
law allowed women to retain their earnings, as noted in the essay?
A. The Representation
of the People Act (1918)
B. The Married Women’s
Property Acts (1882)
C. The Education Act
(1870)
D. The Equality Act
(2010)
14. What is so
remarkable about the cat that appears in Chapter-1 ?
A. It represents the
theme of the essay
B. It is the pet of
the narrator
C. It is a monx cat
without a tail
D. It never leaves the
house
15. " One cannot
think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well. The lamp in the
............. does not light on beef and prunes."?
A. Spine
B. Mind
C. Heart
D. Soul
16. Woolf argues that
a writer’s mind should be "incandescent," meaning:
A. Focused on personal
grievances
B. Free from personal
biases to reveal universal truths
C. Fiery and
passionate in style
D. Obsessed with
material wealth
17. The Manx cat
symbolizes:
A. The abundance of
post-war England
B. A sense of loss or
incompleteness in modern society
C. The narrator’s love
for animals
D. The tradition of
Oxbridge colleges
18. The narrator’s
exclusion from the Oxbridge lawn and library underscores:
A. The aesthetic
beauty of university campuses
B. Institutionalized
gender discrimination in academia
C. The narrator’s lack
of academic credentials
D. The importance of
male mentorship
19. What caused the
death of the narrator's aunt and benefactor?
A. She fell from a
horse
B. her ship to India
sank in a storm
C. She died of
consumption
D. She died in child
birth
20. What other
important event happened at the same time that the narrator learned of her
inheritance?
A. Her first child was
born
B. The first world war
began
C. Women were given
the vote
D. The first women's
college opened
21. At Fernham
College, the narrator’s dinner includes:
A. Soles and
partridges
B. Fresh fruit and
cheese
C. Lobster and
champagne
D. Beef, prunes, and
custard
22. What interrupts
the narrator’s thought at Oxbridge?
A. A library
guard
B. A Beadle (security guard)
C. A thunderstorm
D. A ringing
phone
23. Woolf claims that
before 1882, women’s earnings belonged to:
A. Their fathers
B. Their husbands
C. The government
D. Their
employers
24. What metaphor does
the narrator use for losing an idea at Oxbridge?
A. A lost fish
B. A broken
mirror
C. A burnt candle
D. A locked door
25. What genre does
Woolf’s essay mimic through its "train of thought" style?
A. Stream of
consciousness
B. Autobiography
C. Satire
D. Epic poetry
26. The narrator
compares Oxbridge to:
A. A prison
B. A marketplace
C. A laboratory or
museum
D. A theater
27. Woolf says “genius
like Shakespeare’s” cannot emerge among:
A. Aristocrats
B. Laboring,
uneducated people
C. Men
D. Poets
28. The essay’s
central thesis is………:
A. Political
activism
B. Financial
independence and privacy
C. Formal
education
D. Male approval
29. Woolf argues that
19th-century women wrote novels because:
A. Poetry was too
emotional
B. Novels suited their
social observation skills
C. Plays required male
actors
D. Publishers rejected
poetry
30. What does Woolf
suggest about anger in literature?
A. It inspires
creativity
B. It reflects
societal progress
C. It strengthens
arguments
D. It distorts
artistic truth
31. Where does the
narrator conduct research in Chapter 2?
A. Oxbridge Library
B. British Museum
C. Fernham College
D. A London café
32. What does the
narrator conclude about books discussing women at the British Museum?
A. They are mostly
written by women
B. They focus on
women’s achievements
C. They are
overwhelmingly authored by men
D. They lack credible
sources
33. The narrator
compares the dome of the British Museum to:
A. A giant clock
B. A huge bald
forehead
C. A prison cell
D. A glowing lantern
34. Which fictional
professor does the narrator mention to illustrate the anger in men's writing
about women?
A. Professor Von X
B. Professor Y
C. Professor Z
D. Professor Smith
35. What is the title
of Professor von X’s book?
A. The Intellectual
Superiority of Women
B. The Mental, Moral,
and Physical Inferiority of the Female Sex
C. Women in
Patriarchal Societies
D. Anger and Power in
Male Literature
36. How does the
narrator describe Professor von X’s writing style?
A. Dispassionate and
factual
B. Poetic and abstract
C. Humorous and
satirical
D. Fueled by anger and
emotion
37. Why does the
narrator become angry while reading Professor von X’s work?
A. The arguments are
factually incorrect
B. The professor
writes with anger and emotion
C. The book is poorly
organized
D. The topic is
irrelevant to her research
38. Woolf’s
“looking-glass” metaphor suggests men use women to:
A. Reflect their
insecurities
B. Critique societal
norms
C. Magnify their own
superiority
D. Inspire artistic
creation
39. What does the
narrator consider more important than the right to vote?
A. Access to education
B. Financial
independence
C. Equal employment
opportunities
D. Freedom of speech
40. What does the
narrator believe drives men’s anger in a patriarchal society?
A. Women’s
intellectual achievements
B. Fear of losing
power and superiority
C. Economic inequality
D. Social traditions
41. The narrator
believes financial independence is more vital than voting rights because it:
A. Grants political
influence
B. Ends dependence on
male authority
C. Guarantees
educational access
D. Validates women’s
intellectual abilities
42. What does the
narrator envision for future gender roles in the workforce?
A. Elimination of
gender-based labor divisions
B. Women dominating
leadership roles
C. Men embracing
domestic duties
D. Increased
protection for female workers
43. What event
coincided with the narrator receiving her inheritance?
A. The publication of
her first novel
B. Women gaining the
right to vote
C. The founding of
Fernham College
D. Professor von X’s
retirement
44. How does the
narrator describe the effect of anger on the quality of writing?
A. It enhances
creativity
B. It makes writing
more persuasive
C. It has no effect
D. It distorts the
truth
45. What does the
narrator suggest is necessary for a woman to write fiction?
A. Support from male
writers
B. Financial
independence and a private space
C. Formal education in
literature
D. Access to a vast
library
46. In Part III, what
does the narrator find surprising about women's representation in fiction
versus history?
A. Women are prominent
in history but absent in fiction.
B. Women are prominent
in fiction but absent in history.
C. Women are equally
represented in both fiction and history.
D. Women are
misrepresented in both fiction and history.
47. Which literary
period does the narrator criticize for having no notable women writers?
A. Victorian Era
B. Renaissance Italy
C. Elizabethan England
D. Romantic Period
48. What is the name
of the Shakespeare's imaginary sister?
A. Clarissa
B. Judith
C. Elizabeth
D. Mary
49. What contradiction
does the narrator find in historical accounts of women?
A. They were wealthy
but uneducated
B. They had strong
personalities in art but few legal rights
C. They wrote
anonymously but achieved fame
D. They rejected
marriage but upheld tradition
50. What key group is
missing from the history book the narrator reads?
A. Middle-class women
B. Aristocratic women
C. Female artists
D. Working-class men
51. Woolf argues that
protest literature diminishes a writer's work by:
A. Focusing too much
on historical accuracy
B. Diluting the
"incandescent" quality of creativity
C. Appealing only to
male audiences
D. Ignoring
socioeconomic barriers
52. The hypothetical
story of Judith Shakespeare is used to illustrate:
A. The success of
female playwrights in Elizabethan times
B. The barriers faced
by women with artistic talent
C. The rivalry between
siblings in creative fields
D. The role of
marriage in fostering creativity
53. Which factor does
NOT contribute to Judith Shakespeare's tragic fate?
A. Forced marriage
B. Societal
discouragement from writing
C. Denial of theater
opportunities
D. Access to formal
education
54. Why does the
narrator claim women's genius in Shakespeare's era went unrecorded?
A. Women preferred
oral storytelling
B. Works were
published anonymously or destroyed
C. Men plagiarized
their writings
D. Religious
institutions banned female authors
55. What does the
narrator consider essential for an "incandescent" creative mind?
A. Financial
independence and privacy
B. Public recognition
and awards
C. Collaboration with
other artists
D. Adherence to
political themes
56. Shakespeare's work
is described as "free and unimpeded" because it:
A. Focused on romantic
relationships
B. Filtered out
personal grievances and biases
C. Was funded by
wealthy patrons
D. Addressed feminist
themes
57. Why is Judith
Shakespeare in the essay?
A. She was a real
16th-century writer
B. To highlight
barriers faced by women writers
C. She inspired
Virginia Woolf
D. She wrote Life’s
Adventure
58. How does Woolf
describe Lady Winchilsea's poetry?
A. Filled with joy and
optimism
B. Focused on romantic
themes
C. Marked by
bitterness and anger
D. Centered on nature
and landscape
59. What common factor
did Lady Winchilsea and Margaret Cavendish share that influenced their writing
careers?
A. Both were married
with children
B. Both were childless
and of noble birth
C. Both were
financially independent
D. Both were
celebrated in their time
60. Which novelist,
writing in her Own day, does Woolf say is "wholly androgenous, if not
perhaps a little too much of a woman ?
A. D H Lawrence
B. John Steinbeck
C. E M Forester
D. Marcel Proust
61. According to the
narrator, what marred Lady Winchilsea’s poetry?
A. Excessive focus on
nature
B. Fear and hatred of
men
C. Lack of formal
education
D. Religious dogma
62. Why does the
narrator consider Aphra Behn a pivotal figure for women writers?
A. She wrote under a
male pseudonym
B. She was the first
middle-class woman to earn a living through writing
C. She focused
exclusively on feminist themes
D. She belonged to the
aristocracy
63. What literary form
dominated women’s writing in the 19th century?
A. Poetry
B. Drama
C. Novels
D. Letters
64. The narrator
suggests Jane Austen’s work lacks which of the following?
A. Emotional depth
B. Hatred, fear, or
protest
C. Complex characters
D. Social commentary
65. Why does the
narrator claim Charlotte Brontë’s genius was “disfigured”?
A. Lack of formal
education
B. Anger and
resentment in her writing
C. Overreliance on
male literary traditions
D. Excessive focus on
romance
66. What obstacle did
19th-century middle-class women face when writing novels?
A. Limited access to
publishing
B. Frequent
interruptions and lack of privacy
C. Societal pressure
to write poetry
D. Legal restrictions
on female authors
67. What does the
narrator argue was Aphra Behn’s greatest contribution to women’s writing?
A. Proving women could
write tragedies
B. Inspiring financial
independence and freedom of mind
C. Popularizing
feminist manifestos
D. Advocating for
women’s suffrage
68. Why does the
narrator compare Jane Austen to Shakespeare?
A. Both wrote about
aristocratic societies
B. Their minds
“consumed all impediments,” creating universal work
C. They used similar
sentence structures
D. Both faced public
criticism for their gender
69. What hindered
Margaret of Newcastle’s poetry, according to the narrator?
A. Her focus on
scientific topics
B. Personal grievances
and isolation
C. Lack of
aristocratic connections
D. Religious
censorship
70. The narrator
attributes the 19th-century female shift to novels to:
A. Women’s training in
social observation
B. The decline of
poetry’s popularity
C. Male critics’
preference for novels
D. Government grants
for novelists
71. What does the
narrator identify as the “greatest obstacle” for 19th-century women writers?
A. Financial
dependency on men
B. Absence of a female
literary tradition
C. Societal disdain
for fiction
D. Limited access to
libraries
72. Dorothy Osborne
wrote letters instead of poetry because:
A. She lacked
creativity
B. It was deemed
proper for women
C. Poetry required
formal training
D. Her family forbade
her from publishing
73. In Part V, which
fictional author does the narrator invent to discuss contemporary women's
writing?
A. Mary Carmichael
B. Jane Doe
C. Emily Stone
D. Sarah Blake
74. What is the title
of Mary Carmichael's novel that the narrator examines?
A. "Life's
Journey"
B. "Woman's
World"
C. "Life's
Adventure"
D. "The Female
Experience"
75. How does the
narrator initially describe the quality of Carmichael's writing?
A. Brilliant and
flawless
B. Awkward and uneven
C. Traditional and
predictable
D. Poetic and lyrical
76. Which surprising
phrase in Carmichael's novel prompts the narrator to reflect on relationships
between women in literature?
A. "Chloe liked
Olivia"
B. "Emily admired
Sarah"
C. "Anna envied
Maria"
D. "Lucy despised
Jane"
77. Why does Woolf
praise Jane Austen’s writing style?
A. Because Austen
wrote without bitterness or self-consciousness
B. Because Austen
focused exclusively on male characters
C. Because Austen
strictly followed traditional literary forms
D. Because Austen
wrote only about politics
78. What does Woolf
predict about the future of women’s literature?
A. It will evolve in
new and unexpected ways
B. It will remain
stagnant due to societal restrictions
C. It will become
identical to male literature
D. It will never reach
the level of men’s writing
79. What is Woolf’s
assessment of Mary Carmichael’s writing style?
A. It is perfect and
flawless
B. It is fresh and
experimental but lacks polish
C. It is overly
traditional and unoriginal
D. It is exactly like
Shakespeare’s
80. What metaphor does
Woolf use to describe the ideal writer’s mind?
A. A well-tuned
instrument
B. A flowing river
C. An androgynous mind
D. A locked treasure
chest
81. Which male writer
does Woolf praise for having an androgynous mind?
A. Charles Dickens
B. William Shakespeare
C. John Milton
D. Samuel Johnson
82. What does Woolf
suggest women must do with the literary past?
A. Break away from it
and write freely
B. Follow its
traditions strictly
C. Ignore it
completely
D. Study only male
authors
83. What does Woolf
say is needed for great writing?
A. Talent alone
B. Money and privacy
C. Government approval
D. Fancy education
84. Judith Shakespeare
is:
A. Shakespeare’s real
sister
B. A symbol of lost
female genius
C. A famous poet
D. A character in
Hamlet
85. If women get money
and privacy, Woolf says:
A. They’ll stop
writing
B. Judith Shakespeare
will return
C. Men will quit
D. Art will die
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Answers: A Room of One’s Own |
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1. A |
2. D |
3. B |
4. A |
5. B |
6. C |
7. C |
8. B |
9. C |
10.B |
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11.B |
12.D |
13.B |
14.C |
15.A |
16.B |
17.B |
18.B |
19.A |
20.C |
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21.D |
22.B |
23.B |
24.A |
25.A |
26.C |
27.B |
28.B |
29.B |
30.D |
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31.B |
32.C |
33.B |
34.A |
35.B |
36.D |
37.B |
38.C |
39.B |
40.B |
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41.B |
42.A |
43.B |
44.D |
45.B |
46.B |
47.C |
48.B |
49.B |
50.A |
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51.B |
52.B |
53.D |
54.B |
55.A |
56.B |
57.B |
58.C |
59.B |
60. D |
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61. B |
62. B |
63. C |
64. B |
65. B |
66.B |
67.B |
68.B |
69. B |
70.A |
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71. B |
72. B |
73.A |
74. C |
75. B |
76. A |
77. A |
78. A |
79. B |
80. C |
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81. B |
82. A |
83. B |
84. B |
85. B |
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SET-2
1.To
explain how she arrived at her thesis, Woolf's narrator says she will use
"all the liberties and licenses" of ___.
a)
A poet
b)
A novelist
c)
A professor
d)
A lawyer
Answer:
b) A novelist
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