A Room of One’s Own’ (Shakespeare’s Sister)

1. The author, Virginia Woolf, creates a fictional character named-

1. Anne Shakespeare
2. Mary Shakespeare
3. Judith Shakespeare
4. Elizabeth Shakespeare

2. Judith Shakespeare is imagined to be as _______ as her brother William.

1. beautiful
2. gifted
3. educated
4. wealthy

3. While William went to a grammar school, Judith-

1. went to a convent
2. was taught by a private tutor
3. stayed at home
4. went to a different school

4. What did Judith’s parents want her to do when she was still a girl?

1. To study Latin and Greek
2. To marry a local wool-stapler’s son
3. To help her brother write plays
4. To become a nun

5. When Judith refused to marry, her father-

1. praised her for her spirit
2. sent her away to London
3. beat her and scolded her
4. locked her in a room

6. Judith packed her bundle and escaped to-

1. Paris
2. Stratford
3. London
4. Rome

7. When Judith tried to get a job at the theatre, the men-

1. welcomed her
2. laughed in her face
3. offered her a small role
4. told her to write plays instead

8. The actor-manager who took pity on Judith was named-

1. Richard Burbage
2. Ben Jonson
3. Christopher Marlowe
4. Nick Greene

9. What was the tragic end of Judith Shakespeare’s story?

1. She became a famous actress
2. She returned home and got married
3. She became pregnant and killed herself
4. She was killed in an accident

10. The main argument of “A Room of One’s Own” is that a woman needs _______ to be a successful writer.

1. a good husband
2. a powerful family
3. money and a room of her own
4. a university degree

11. Judith was buried at a-

1. churchyard
2. family tomb
3. crossroads
4. pauper’s grave

12. The story of Judith is meant to be a-

1. historical fact
2. biography
3. parable or an illustration of an argument
4. funny anecdote

13. In contrast to Judith, William Shakespeare-

1. was not very talented
2. had a very difficult life
3. had all the opportunities to develop his genius
4. did not want to go to London

14. Woolf argues that genius is NOT something that can thrive in-

1. men only
2. poverty and obscurity
3. a university
4. a big city

15. The “poet who never wrote a word” symbolizes-

1. an illiterate person
2. a lazy writer
3. the suppressed genius of countless women throughout history
4. a failed male poet

16. What was the common view about women acting on stage in Shakespeare’s time?

1. It was highly encouraged
2. It was a respectable profession for women
3. It was considered scandalous and impossible
4. Only married women were allowed

17. Judith’s story highlights the power of _______ in shaping a person’s life.

1. talent
2. hard work
3. social circumstances
4. luck

18. Virginia Woolf was a key figure in which literary movement?

1. Romanticism
2. Victorianism
3. Modernism
4. Postmodernism

19. The name “Judith” was likely chosen because-

1. it was a common name
2. it was the name of Woolf’s own sister
3. it was the name of Shakespeare’s actual daughter
4. it sounds poetic

20. Woolf’s tone in this section is-

1. humorous and light
2. angry and bitter
3. sympathetic yet analytical
4. indifferent and objective

21. What did William Shakespeare do when he had a “poaching scrape”?

1. He was sent to prison
2. He fled to London
3. He apologized to the landlord
4. He was forced to marry Anne Hathaway

22. The author states that it is impossible to find any information about women in-

1. novels and plays
2. history books
3. poetry
4. diaries

23. Judith’s talent was for-

1. singing
2. painting
3. acting and poetry
4. dancing

24. The essay argues that women’s genius has been historically-

1. celebrated
2. documented
3. suppressed
4. rewarded

25. What was Judith doing while William was studying Latin?

1. Reading her brother’s books in secret
2. Mending the stockings or minding the stew
3. Writing her own poems
4. Playing with her friends

26. Woolf believes that Judith Shakespeare-

1. was a real person
2. still lives in every woman
3. was a myth
4. was more talented than William

27. The central contrast in the story is between-

1. rich and poor
2. city and country
3. the fates of a gifted man and a gifted woman
4. the past and the present

28. What is the symbolic meaning of the “crossroads” where Judith is buried?

1. A place of decision
2. A place of dishonor for outcasts and suicides
3. A central meeting point
4. A holy place

29. The phrase “a room of one’s own” symbolizes-

1. privacy and luxury
2. intellectual freedom and personal space
3. loneliness and isolation
4. social status

30. Woolf’s essay is a foundational text of-

1. socialism
2. feminist literary criticism
3. historical analysis
4. psychoanalysis

31. Why was Judith’s father kind to her in his own way?

1. He gave her books
2. He did not want her to be unhappy
3. He gave her an apple and a purse of money
4. He promised her a good education

32. William Shakespeare’s career flourished because he had-

1. a rich patron
2. the freedom to explore the world
3. a supportive family
4. a university education

33. The argument suggests that a woman’s mind in the past was-

1. empty
2. heated and incensed by opposition
3. calm and reflective
4. inferior to a man’s mind

34. The essay is structured as a-

1. formal speech
2. fictional narrative within a lecture
3. historical document
4. personal diary

35. The elephant and castle is mentioned as the place where Judith was probably-

1. buried
2. living
3. working
4. found dead

36. The author asks the audience to imagine history from a different perspective, focusing on-

1. the lives of kings
2. the lives of ordinary women
3. the history of theatre
4. the history of poetry

37. What did Judith love to do as a child?

1. To read her brother’s books
2. To roam in the woods
3. To sing and dance
4. To help her mother

38. The story implies that for a woman in the 16th century, genius was a-

1. blessing
2. path to fame
3. terrible curse
4. common trait

39. Woolf concludes the section by expressing hope for the future of-

1. male writers
2. the theatre
3. women writers
4. England

40. The main obstacle Judith faced was-

1. poverty
2. lack of talent
3. patriarchal society
4. her own fear

41. Woolf suggests that anonymous poems and ballads were often written by-

1. men who were ashamed
2. women
3. children
4. groups of people

42. According to Woolf, for a woman, writing a work of genius is-

1. easy
2. a simple matter of talent
3. an act of prodigious difficulty
4. impossible even today

43. The fate of Judith is a direct result of the lack of-

1. love from her family
2. opportunity and freedom
3. courage
4. intelligence

44. The comparison between William and Judith is used to show the impact of-

1. education
2. wealth
3. gender
4. geography

45. Who held the “keys of the room” where Judith was locked?

1. Her mother
2. Her father
3. Her brother
4. Society and custom

46. The essay is addressed to an audience of-

1. male professors
2. the general public
3. young women students
4. literary critics

47. What is the symbolic importance of Judith finding herself with child?

1. It shows she found true love
2. It represents the creative impulse being tragically trapped in a biological destiny
3. It is a sign of her irresponsibility
4. It was a common fate for actresses

48. Woolf encourages her audience to work for a future where Judith can be-

1. forgotten
2. remembered as a victim
3. reborn and live fully
4. written about in history books

49. William Shakespeare’s genius, according to Woolf, was-

1. unaffected by his circumstances
2. androgynous
3. purely masculine
4. a product of luck

50. The story of Judith is a powerful critique of-

1. the Elizabethan theatre
2. William Shakespeare
3. the patriarchal system
4. the education system

1. She was a gifted woman. She could not use her gift. (Join with ‘although’)

1. She was a gifted woman but could not use her gift. (Compound)
2. Although she was a gifted woman, she could not use her gift.
3. Being a gifted woman, she could not use her gift. (Simple)
4. She was a gifted woman, so she could not use her gift.

2. Her father beat her. She refused to marry. (Join with ‘because’)

1. Her father beat her as she refused to marry.
2. Her father beat her because she refused to marry.
3. When she refused to marry, her father beat her.
4. Both a and b are correct.

3. She went to London. She wanted to act on the stage. (Join into a complex sentence)

1. She went to London to act on the stage. (Simple)
2. She went to London so that she could act on the stage.
3. She went to London and acted on the stage.
4. Wanting to act, she went to London.

4. I will tell you a story. It is about Shakespeare’s sister. (Join with a relative clause)

1. I will tell you a story which is about Shakespeare’s sister.
2. I will tell you a story and it is about Shakespeare’s sister.
3. The story I will tell you is about Shakespeare’s sister.
4. Both a and c are correct.

5. She killed herself one winter’s night. She was pregnant. (Join into a complex sentence)

1. Being pregnant, she killed herself one winter’s night.
2. She killed herself one winter’s night when she was pregnant.
3. She was pregnant and killed herself one winter’s night.
4. Her pregnancy led to her suicide one winter’s night.

6. Her father beat her. (Change the voice)

1. She is beaten by her father.
2. She was being beaten by her father.
3. She had been beaten by her father.
4. She was beaten by her father.

7. A woman needs money and a room of her own. (Change the voice)

1. Money and a room of her own are needed by a woman.
2. Money and a room of her own is needed by a woman.
3. A woman is needed by money and a room.
4. Let a woman need money and a room.

8. Let us imagine what would have happened. (Change the voice)

1. Let what would have happened be imagined by us.
2. We should imagine what would have happened.
3. It is suggested that we should imagine what would have happened.
4. What would have happened was imagined by us.

9. Nick Greene, the actor-manager, took pity on her. (Change the voice)

1. Pity was taken on her by Nick Greene.
2. She was pitied by Nick Greene.
3. She had pity taken on her by Nick Greene.
4. Let pity be taken on her by Nick Greene.

10. Who can measure the heat and violence of a poet’s heart? (Change the voice)

1. By whom can the heat and violence of a poet’s heart be measured?
2. Can the heat and violence of a poet’s heart be measured?
3. By whom could the heat and violence be measured?
4. The heat and violence of a poet’s heart can be measured by whom?

11. Any woman born with a great gift in the sixteenth century would have gone mad. (Fill in the blank)

1. on
2. in
3. at
4. by

12. She scribbled some pages ___ the sly.

1. with
2. on
3. in
4. by

13. They laughed ___ her face.

1. at
2. on
3. in
4. to

14. She was buried ___ a crossroads.

1. in
2. on
3. by
4. at

15. A woman needs a room ___ her own.

1. of
2. for
3. with
4. in

16. She was as gifted as her brother. (Change to Comparative Degree)

1. Her brother was not more gifted than her.
2. She was more gifted than her brother.
3. She was the most gifted.
4. Her brother was less gifted than her.

17. No other poet was as great as Shakespeare. (Change to Superlative Degree)

1. Shakespeare was greater than any other poet.
2. Shakespeare was a very great poet.
3. Shakespeare was one of the greatest poets.
4. Shakespeare was the greatest poet.

18. Her talent was greater than her opportunity. (Change to Positive Degree)

1. Her opportunity was not so great as her talent.
2. Her talent was the greatest.
3. Her opportunity was very small.
4. Her talent was very great.

19. This was one of the most tragic stories. (Change to Positive Degree)

1. No other story was as tragic as this.
2. This story was more tragic than most other stories.
3. This was a very tragic story.
4. Very few stories were as tragic as this.

20. He was the kindest man in the theatre. (Change to Comparative Degree)

1. He was a very kind man.
2. No other man in the theatre was as kind as he.
3. He was kinder than any other man in the theatre.
4. He was kinder than most other men.

21. She had a wonderful gift. (Use the adjective form of ‘wonderful’)

1. She was wonderfully gifted. (Adverb)
2. Her gift filled one with wonder.
3. Her gift was wonderful.
4. She had a gift of wonder.

22. The men laughed at her. (Use the noun form of ‘laughed’)

1. She was the object of the men’s laughter.
2. The men’s laughter was directed at her.
3. She faced laughter from the men.
4. All of the above.

23. Her refusal angered her father. (Use the verb form of ‘refusal’)

1. When she refused, her father was angered.
2. She refused, which angered her father.
3. Her father was angered because she refused.
4. All of the above.

24. She was adventurous by nature. (Use the noun form of ‘adventurous’)

1. She had an adventurous spirit.
2. Adventure was in her nature.
3. Her nature was full of adventure.
4. Both b and c are correct.

25. She killed herself tragically. (Use the adjective form of ‘tragically’)

1. Her suicide was tragic.
2. Her death was a tragic suicide.
3. She met a tragic end by killing herself.
4. All of the above.

26. (Complex) A woman needs money. She needs a room of her own.

1. A woman needs money and a room of her own. (Compound)
2. A woman, who needs money, also needs a room of her own.
3. A woman needs not only money but also a room of her own.
4. Both money and a room of her own are what a woman needs.

27. (Voice) One can find no record of her.

1. No record of her can be found.
2. She cannot be found in any record.
3. A record of her is not to be found.
4. Let no record of her be found.

28. (Preposition) The poet’s heart is held ___ bondage by the body.

1. in
2. with
3. by
4. to

29. (Degree) Her parents’ love was not as great as their desire for convention. (Change to Comparative)

1. Their desire for convention was greater than their love.
2. Their love was less great than their desire.
3. Their love was the least great.
4. Both a and b are correct.

30. (Parts of Speech) She was a woman of great imagination. (Use the verb form of ‘imagination’)

1. She could imagine greatly.
2. She imagined great things.
3. She was greatly imaginative.
4. Both a and b are correct.

31. (Complex) Her brother was successful. She was a failure.

1. Her brother was successful while she was a failure.
2. Her brother was successful but she was a failure. (Compound)
3. Unlike her successful brother, she was a failure.
4. She was a failure, whereas her brother was successful.

32. (Voice) Let her have a room of her own.

1. A room of her own should be had by her.
2. She may be allowed to have a room of her own.
3. Let a room of her own be had by her.
4. Let a room be her own.

33. (Preposition) She found herself with child ___ the actor-manager.

1. from
2. with
3. of
4. by

34. (Degree) Her story is one of the saddest. (Change to Comparative)

1. Her story is sadder than any other story.
2. Her story is sadder than most other stories.
3. Very few stories are as sad as hers.
4. Her story is very sad.

35. (Parts of Speech) She was a person of genius. (Use the adjective form of ‘genius’)

1. She was a genial person.
2. She was a genuine person.
3. She was a person who was a genius.
4. The adjective form is not commonly used this way.

36. (Complex) Her parents cried. They begged her not to shame them.

1. Her parents cried while they begged her not to shame them.
2. Her parents cried and begged her not to shame them.
3. Crying, her parents begged her not to shame them.
4. Her parents who begged her not to shame them cried.

37. (Voice) History has forgotten such women.

1. Such women have been forgotten by history.
2. Such women were forgotten by history.
3. Such women are forgotten by history.
4. Let such women be forgotten by history.

38. (Preposition) He was holding her ___ the arm.

1. on
2. with
3. by
4. at

39. (Degree) The life of a woman was the hardest. (Change to Positive)

1. No other life was as hard as the life of a woman.
2. The life of a woman was harder than any other.
3. The life of a woman was very hard.
4. Very few lives were as hard as a woman’s.

40. (Parts of Speech) Her work was anonymous. (Use the noun form of ‘anonymous’)

1. She worked with anonymity.
2. Her work was done in anonymity.
3. Anonymity marked her work.
4. All of the above.