Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

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Test sobre Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, creado por Carmen Marco el 07/10/2019.
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Pregunta 1

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In Mrs. Dalloway, novel by Virginia Woolf, many critics describe Septimus as Clarissa's............ that is, the alternate persona, a darker, more internal personality compared to Clarissa's very social and singular outlook
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  • Doppelgänger
  • Antithesis
  • Opposite

Pregunta 2

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The name of a British publishing house founded in 1917 by Leonard Woolf and Virginia Woolf. It was named after their house in Richmond (then in Surrey and now in London), in which they began hand-printing books
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  • Penguin Random House
  • Hogarth Press
  • Zangak Publishing House

Pregunta 3

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A philosophical movement and an art movement that, along with cultural trends and changes, arose from wide-scale and far-reaching transformations in Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Among the factors that shaped this movement were the development of industrial societies and the rapid growth of cities, followed then by reactions to the horrors of World War. Virginia Woolf is considered one of the most important writers of this movement.
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  • Modernism
  • Enlightenment
  • Romanticism

Pregunta 4

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Virginia Woolf was considered a pioneer in the use of.............................. as a narrative device. She uses this technique in her novel Mrs. Dalloway which allows readers to “listen in” on a character's thoughts, experiences, and memories of several characters on a single day in London.
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  • Linear thinking
  • Stream of consciousness
  • Interior monologue,

Pregunta 5

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At the beginning of the novel, what errand does Clarissa run?
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  • Having her green silk dress altered
  • Buying flowers for her party
  • Buying flowers for her daughter's birthday party

Pregunta 6

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Clarissa still treasures the memory of a warm, impulsive kiss given to her many years ago by whom?
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  • Peter
  • Lucy
  • Sally

Pregunta 7

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Following his appointment with Lady Bruton, what does Richard Dalloway vow he will do, but not carry through on?
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  • Tell Doris Kilman that her tutorial services are no longer needed
  • Tell Clarissa that he loves her
  • Ask Clarissa for a divorce

Pregunta 8

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Mrs. Dalloway takes place over what span of time?
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  • One hour
  • One week
  • One day

Pregunta 9

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What sound terrifies Septimus Smith while he is out on the street?
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  • A car backfiring
  • The sound of a woman whose voice resembles his dead mother’s
  • A cat fight

Pregunta 10

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Where is the novel set?
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  • London
  • Dublin
  • New York City
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