A Literature of Their Own - Chapter 1 Quiz

Which period does Elaine Showalter identify as the start of the Feminine phase in women's literature?

Question Answer Choices 1840s 1920s 1790s 1880s

What did women writers often use before 1840 to conceal their identities?

Question Answer Choices Pseudonyms or wrote anonymously Foreign languages Male editors Different genres

What type of realism characterized the Feminine phase in women's literature according to Showalter?

Question Answer Choices Domestic realism Magical realism Social realism Psychological realism

What does Showalter say about the struggle of the woman's novel?

Question Answer Choices It has always had to struggle against financial obstacles It has always had to struggle against male editors It has always had to struggle against cultural and historical forces It has always had to struggle against censorship

What are the three phases of women's literature according to Elaine Showalter in 'A Literature of Their Own'?

Question Answer Choices Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Feminine, Feminist, and Female Victorian, Edwardian, and Contemporary Romantic, Realist, and Modernist

What is the focus of Showalter's study in 'A Literature of Their Own'?

Question Answer Choices British male novelists of the Victorian period American female poets of the 20th century European female playwrights of the 19th century British female novelists of the Victorian period and beyond

What does Showalter say has been given a great deal of attention in women's literature?

Question Answer Choices A few women writers like Jane Austen and Virginia Woolf The role of women in medieval literature The influence of male authors on women's writing The impact of World War I on women's literature

What does Showalter intend to explore in 'A Literature of Their Own'?

Question Answer Choices The development of poetry in the Victorian era Both the more popular and the lesser-known British novelists The influence of American novelists on British literature Only the most famous British novelists

What does Showalter aim to describe in 'A Literature of Their Own'?

Question Answer Choices The evolution of the English novel The female literary tradition in the English novel The history of women's rights in England The male literary tradition in the English novel

Who does Elaine Showalter quote at the beginning of 'A Literature of Their Own'?

Question Answer Choices Jane Austen Virginia Woolf Mary Wollstonecraft John Stuart Mill