Question

PART A: Which TWO sentences best describe the speaker’s main claims in the text?

A. Women are beginning to be encouraged to produce creative works, but they are too timid to do so.
B. Throughout history, women have led such sheltered lives that they have lacked the experiences to inspire creative works.
C. Women have often been discouraged and prevented from pursuing the same creative passions as men.
D. Female artists have been praised throughout history for their accomplishments, for the sole reason that female artists are uncommon.
E. There have been a large number of successful female artists throughout history; however, they have struggled to find people to support or showcase their work.
F. The inequalities that exist between men and women significantly impact women’s ability to pursue and succeed in the arts.

Answer 1

Sentence (F) and (B) best describe the claims of the speaker.

Explanation:

• This question is regarding the thought-provoking novel called A Room of One's Own. It is written by the famous Virginia Woolf.
• In the book, she describes the character of a girl who wants to have her own room so that she may lock the door and spend time with herself. She wants to write different stories, poems etc.
• The speaker of this book emphasizes how women have lost their true identity between the realms of marriage and divorce. She also mentions how they are not treated the same as men.