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6.In the first paragraph of the passage, the author’s attitude towards the literary critics mentioned could best be described as
[A] scornful. [B] ironic.
[C] joking.[D] disappointed but hopeful.
7.It can be inferred from the text that the most probably reason Woolf realistically described the social setting in the majority of her novels was that she
[A] was aware that contemporary literary critics considered the novel to be the most realistic of literary genres.
[B] was interested in the effect of a persons social condition on his or her character and actions.
[C] needed to be as attentive to detail as possible in her novels in order to support the arguments she advanced in them.
[D] wished to prevent critics from charging that her novels were written in an ambiguous and inexact style.
8.It can be inferred from the text that Woolf chose Chaucer as a literary model because she believed that
[A] Chaucer was the first English author to focus on society as a whole as well as on individual characters.
[B] Chaucer was an honest and forthright author whereas novelists like D.H. Lawrence did not sincerely wish to change society.
[C] Chaucer was more concerned with understanding his society than with calling its accepted mores into question.
[D] Chaucers writing was greatly, if subtly, effective in influencing the moral attitudes of his readers.
9.Which would be the most appropriate title for this text?
[A] Trends in Contemporary Reform Movements as a Key to Understanding Virginia Woolf’s Novels.
[B] Poetry and Satire as Influences on the Novels of Virginia Woolf.
[C] Virginia Woolf’s Comment on the Twentieth-Century Novel.
[D] Virginia Woolf’s Novels’ Reflections on the Individual and Society.
10.Which of the following questions can be answered according to the information of the text?
[A] Have literary critics ignored the social criticism inherent in the works of Chekhov and Chaucer?
[B] Does the author believe that Woolf is solely an introspective and visionary novelist?
[C] What are the social causes with which Woolf shows herself to be sympathetic in her writings?
[D] Was D.H. Lawrence as concerned as Woolf was with creating realistic settings for his novels?