A Literature of Their Own - Chapter 7 Quiz

What was one of the triggers for the Feminist effort against the male sex drive causing cosmic degeneracy and devolution?

Question Answer Choices The publication of feminist literature The government's Contagious Diseases campaign against syphilis The rise of industrialization The women's suffrage movement

Which author's character Lyndall in 'Story of an African Farm' is considered the first wholly serious feminist heroine in the English novel?

Question Answer Choices Olive Schreiner Sarah Grand George Egerton Frances Clark McFall

What did Feminist writers in the 1880s and 1890s believe gave them privileges and obligations?

Question Answer Choices Educational reforms Political activism Economic independence A sisterhood of women

What concept did Feminist writers often protest against in their literature?

Question Answer Choices Economic inequality Male sexual force Political oppression Educational barriers

Which Feminist author wrote about the difficulties of marriage and sex in her novels and stories?

Question Answer Choices Olive Schreiner George Egerton Frances Clark McFall Sarah Grand

Which Feminist author identified with prostitutes in their sense of physical oppression and sexual exploitation?

Question Answer Choices Olive Schreiner Mary Chavelita Dunne George Egerton Sarah Grand

What did some Feminist writers imagine in their literature?

Question Answer Choices Utopian worlds without men Economic equality Political revolutions Perfect marriages

Which Feminist author saw herself as a great teacher and a woman of genius?

Question Answer Choices Mary Chavelita Dunne Olive Schreiner Sarah Grand George Egerton

Which Feminist author used the pseudonym Frances Clark McFall?

Question Answer Choices Olive Schreiner George Egerton Sarah Grand Mary Chavelita Dunne