The Virginia Woolf quiz: 8 questions by Liz Ahl

Think you know a lot about the life and work of Virginia Woolf? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.

Virginia Woolf's name at birth was:

Virginia Adeline Stephen
Adeline Virginia Stephen
Adelaide Virginia Stephen
Virginia Woolf Stephen

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How many siblings and step-siblings did Virginia Woolf have?

4
5
6
7

What was the name of the press founded by Virginia and her husband Leonard?

Hobart
Hogworts
Hogarth
Houghton

According to Woolf, what two important things must a woman have in order to successfully write fiction?

money and no children
no children and a room of her own
money and a room of her own
a room of her own and a supportive husband

Woolf's "Flush: A Biography" is about:

W.B. Yeats' albino wolfhound
Woolf's childhood pet, a tabby cat
Elizabeth Barrett Browning's cocker spaniel
Aphra Behn's parrot

Virginia Woolf's first novel was:

Mrs. Dalloway
The Voyage Out
Orlando
To The Lighthouse

Which publisher brought back Woolf's out of print work, "On Being Ill?"

Doubleday
Virginia Books
Paris Press
Muriel Press

When is Virginia Woolf's birthday?

June 29
January 25
October 1
October 11

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