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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says that prunes are not _________.
(a) Food.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Tasty.

2. What design is on the china at the women's college?
(a) None.
(b) Birds.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A Grecian funeral.

3. What did writing become with the example of Behn?
(a) Folly.
(b) Upbeat.
(c) Popular.
(d) Practical.

4. Male writers often referred to women who wrote as "_________ with an itch for scribbling."
(a) Harpies.
(b) Kids.
(c) Employees.
(d) Blue-stockings.

5. To what city does Shakespeare's fictional sister set out after leaving home?
(a) Rome.
(b) London.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. To the narrator, excluding women from history makes it seem "unreal" and "________."

2. According to the narrator, how did Shakespeare get his start in the theater?

3. Why did Behn start writing for money?

4. What does the narrator say about Shakespeare's mother?

5. What do Lady Winchilsea and Margaret of Newcastle have in common?

(see the answer key)

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