Woolf Sleuth? a VirginiaWoolf Quiz

Question 1 of 10:

Virginia Woolf was the daughter of which 19th century philosopher, critic and biographer?

a) John Ruskin (0)

b) Thomas Huxley (0)

c) Leslie Stephen (1)

d) Thomas Carlyle (0)

At what age did Woolf first start contributing work to the Times Literary Supplement?

a) 19 (1)

b) 25 (0)

c) 30 (0)

d) 34 (0)

Woolf was part of a group of rebellious free thinkers who regularly met in which area of London ?

a) Piccadilly (0)

b) Bloomsbury (1)

c) Mayfair (0)

d) Belgravia (0)

What did Woolf famously say was essential for a woman to become a successful writer?

a) A wealthy husband (0)

b) Friends in high places (0)

c) Single-minded selfishness (0)

d) A room of her own (1)

Which of Woolf 's novels was inspired by the woman she was romantically involved with?

a) Mrs Dalloway (0)

b) The Waves (0)

c) Orlando (1)

d) Jacob's Room (0)

Woolf 's first prolonged nervous breakdown was triggered by which event?

a) World War One (0)

b) Writer's block (0)

c) An unhappy love affair (0)

d) Her brother's death (1)

Which of Woolf 's books inspired the novel and film "The Hours"?

a) To the Lighthouse (0)

b) Mrs Dalloway (1)

c) The Years (0)

d) The Waves (0)

Woolf printed her first books in her own dining room, as a form of therapy for her mental illness.

a) True (1)

b) False (0)

In what year did Woolf load her pockets with stones and drown herself in the river Ouse?

a) 1935 (0)

b) 1941 (1)

c) 1948 (0)

d) 1950 (0)

Virginia Woolf will always be remembered as a key figure in which artistic movement?

a) Naturalism (0)

b) Expressionism (0)

c) Modernism (1)

d) Postmodernism (0)