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1. Who introduced feminism in India?
- Indira Gandhi
- Savitribai Phule
- Tarabai Shinde
- Ramabai Ranade
Answer: C) Tarabai Shinde
Explanation:
Tarabai Shinde (1850–1910) – activist whose work Stri Purush Tulana is considered the first modern Indian feminist text.
2. Who is the founder of feminism?
- Indira Gandhi
- Mary Wollstonecraft
- Ramabai ranade
- All the above
Answer: B) Mary Wollstonecraft
Explanation:
Mary Wollstonecraft is seen by many as a founder of feminism due to her 1792 book titled A Vindication of the Rights of Woman in which she argues for women's education. Charles Fourier, a utopian socialist and French philosopher, is credited with having coined the word "féminisme" in 1837.
3. Which is the first feminist novel?
- Mutual respect
- Catch to rights
- A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
- A Vindication of the Rights
Answer: C) A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Explanation:
One of the earliest feminist works, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman was first published in 1792. Wollstonecraft began work on it after reading Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord's French National Assembly report.
4. What year did feminism start?
- 1848
- 1855
- 1965
- 1844
Answer: A) 1848
Explanation:
The first wave of the feminist movement is usually tied to the first formal Women's Rights Convention that was held in 1848.
5. Where did the first feminist movement start?
- The great britain
- New York
- Paris
- New delhi
Answer: B) New York
Explanation:
The first attempt to organize a national movement for women's rights occurred in Seneca Falls, New York, in July 1848.
6. What did the clenched, raised fist combined with a Venus symbol represents?
- Patriarchy
- Feminism
- Dictatorship
- None of the above
Answer: B) Feminism
Explanation:
The clenched, raised fist combined with a Venus symbol represents Feminism. It is an iconic symbol of the women's liberation movement.
7. Who wrote the book "Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
- Guy Johnson
- Baxter Johnson
- Maya Angelou
- Jane Austen
Answer: C) Maya Angelou
Explanation:
African American author, playwright, poet, dancer, actress, and singer who wrote 36 books and acted in plays and musicals. Angelou's most famous work is the autobiographical "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" (1969). In it, Angelou spares no detail of her chaotic childhood.
8. Who wrote "Sonnets from the Portuguese"?
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Gwendolyn Brooks
- Emily Bronte
- None of the above
Answer: A) Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Explanation:
First African American writer to win the Pulitzer Prize, she earned the award in 1950 for her book of poetry "Annie Allen." Brooks' earlier work, a collection of poems called, "A Street in Bronzeville" (1945), was praised as an unflinching portrait of life in Chicago's inner city.
9. Who wrote "The House on Mango Street"?
- Emily Bronte
- Sandra Cisneros
- Emily Dickinson
- All of them
Answer: B) Sandra Cisneros
Explanation:
Mexican American writer is best known for her novel "The House on Mango Street" (1984) and her short story collection "Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories"(1991).