A Literature of Their Own - Chapter 12 Quiz

What does Showalter say about the themes, images, and problems in women's fiction in 'A Literature of Their Own'?

Question Answer Choices They are familiar, yet women's fiction is much less homogeneous. They are entirely new and unprecedented. They are increasingly homogeneous. They are focused solely on domestic issues.

Which late-twentieth-century woman writer does Showalter focus on in Chapter 12 of 'A Literature of Their Own'?

Question Answer Choices Virginia Woolf Sylvia Plath Angela Carter Dorothy Richardson

What does Showalter say about the restriction of women's writing in 'A Literature of Their Own'?

Question Answer Choices It is focused solely on social issues. It is no longer restricted to the social and domestic. It remains confined to domestic themes. It has become more restricted.

What does Showalter suggest about the role of feminist scholars and critics in 'A Literature of Their Own'?

Question Answer Choices They have limited women's fiction to a narrow scope. They have given women's fiction a critical room of its own in the house of literary history. They have dismissed women's fiction as unimportant. They have merged women's fiction with mainstream literature.

What does Showalter say about the incorporation of feminist literary criticism in women's novels of the 1990s in 'A Literature of Their Own'?

Question Answer Choices It is subtly hinted at but not directly addressed. It is avoided completely. It is incorporated directly into their novels through their characters. It is only found in academic essays.

What does Showalter suggest about the future of women's writing in 'A Literature of Their Own'?

Question Answer Choices It will come to an end. It will become more homogeneous. It will focus exclusively on social and domestic themes. It will continue to be reimagined, rewritten, and revised.

How does Showalter describe the direction of women's writing in 'A Literature of Their Own'?

Question Answer Choices Entirely historical. Self-reflexive in a new way. Focused solely on romance. Detached from reality.

What does Showalter say about the global perspective in women's writing in 'A Literature of Their Own'?

Question Answer Choices Women are focusing exclusively on local issues. Women are avoiding cross-cultural themes. Women are writing from a global perspective and across cultures. Women are limiting their writing to national perspectives.

What does Showalter say about British women's writing at the end of the twentieth century in 'A Literature of Their Own'?

Question Answer Choices It is merging with American women's writing. It is just beginning to be recognized. It may be coming to an end of its history as a separate 'literature of their own.' It is becoming more distinct and separate.

Which mythological figure does Showalter use to symbolize the woman intellectual, writer, or critic in 'A Literature of Their Own'?

Question Answer Choices Artemis Athena Medusa Hera