Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s
The Anti-Suffragists
1. Who is the target of satire in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s poem The Anti-Suffragists? (UPSC, NET, PGTRB, TNPSC)
a) Working-class women
b) Women opposing women’s right to vote
c) Political leaders of America
d) Men in power
Answer: b) Women opposing women’s right to vote
2. What central issue does The Anti-Suffragists deal with? (CUET, TNPSC, NET, 2017)
a) Abolition of slavery
b) Women’s suffrage movement
c) The American Civil War
d) Industrialization
Answer: b) Women’s suffrage movement
3. Which literary device is dominant in Gilman’s The Anti-Suffragists? (SET, UPSC, 2014)
a) Tragedy
b) Irony and satire
c) Allegory
d) Lyricism
Answer: b) Irony and satire
4. In The Anti-Suffragists, what argument is ridiculed? (NET, CUET, 2018)
a) Women are naturally weaker than men
b) Women already have too much freedom
c) Women should not vote because it would disrupt their domestic duties
d) Women are incapable of education
Answer: c) Women should not vote because it would disrupt their domestic duties
5. Which social reformer and feminist wrote The Anti-Suffragists? (TNPSC, PGTRB, NET)
a) Emily Dickinson
b) Elizabeth Barrett Browning
c) Charlotte Perkins Gilman
d) Harriet Beecher Stowe
Answer: c) Charlotte Perkins Gilman
6. The tone of Gilman’s The Anti-Suffragists can best be described as: (UPSC, SET, 2019)
a) Solemn and tragic
b) Humorous and mocking
c) Patriotic and celebratory
d) Neutral and descriptive
Answer: b) Humorous and mocking
7. In The Anti-Suffragists, Gilman highlights the contradiction of women who: (CUET, NET, 2021)
a) Fight for equal rights in politics
b) Deny rights to men
c) Oppose suffrage while enjoying its benefits
d) Demand education but reject jobs
Answer: c) Oppose suffrage while enjoying its benefits
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