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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In terms of fiction, what things did society deem more important than women's feelings?
(a) Men's thoughts.
(b) Love scenes.
(c) Social causes.
(d) Battle scenes.

2. Which word best describes the food at the Oxbridge luncheon?
(a) Disgusting.
(b) Elaborate.
(c) Indian.
(d) Plain.

3. What object does the narrator think best exemplifies a woman's purpose for a man?
(a) A porcelain doll.
(b) A garden tool.
(c) A mule.
(d) A mirror.

4. The narrator says that "money dignifies what is __________ if unpaid for."
(a) Frivolous.
(b) Noble.
(c) Good.
(d) Useless.

5. What was the cost of founding the women's college?
(a) Five hundred pounds.
(b) Sixty thousand dollars.
(c) Two million dollars.
(d) Thirty-thousand pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator finds that the woman "is all but absent from ________."

2. What common factor is there in all of the writings the narrator reads about women?

3. What year is this story set in?

4. After failing to find answers in other areas, what does the narrator look into upon her return to the British Museum?

5. What virtues did Behn posses, according to the narrator?

(see the answer key)

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