Knowledge test 1: Orlando , a Biography by V. Woolf

Explore Woolf's "Orlando"! Test your knowledge on Bloomsbury, modernism, and identity.

1. Complete the following sentences. V. Woolf was born in 1882 and she was part of the Bloomsbury group. This group started in 1905 but was first called like that in 1912. They met to share ideas and organise exhibitions to promote new artists. They came from wealthy backgrounds. 'Orlando, a biography' was published in 1928. It opens in 1588 under the reign of Elizabeth I . 2. Complete the following sentence: In 'Orlando, a biography' , Woolf explores the idea that...(2 ideas) 3. In Orlando, a biography, Woolf challenges traditional literary conventions. true false 4. In her works, Woolf explored... family relationships the workings of the inner self power 5. Which of these works were written by Woolf? (several possible answers) Mrs Dalloway Orlando Furioso A room of one's own 6. Orlando changes gender. true false 7. Orlando wants to become an actor. true false 8. Woolf manages to express the .....................nature of subjective experience. objective reliable unreliable 9. The fluidity of the language in 'Orlando' conveys the character's ...... love for words fluid identity immortality 10. Society in the modern world vs the pre-modern, Victorian period Complete the following grid aspects of society Pre-Modern World (e.g., Romantic, Victorian Periods) Modern World (early 20th century) vision of life of identity meaningful sense of identity pessimistic/ no clear sense of identity or place in the world society stable unstable religion most people believed in God loss of faith values strict set of values collapse of tratitional set of values 11. The First World War was a turning point for modernist artists because... the British won the war the British lost the war. it was one of the deadliest war Britain had ever known 12. Give three literary techniques used by Woolf to convey the power of nature (with precise examples from the text): 13. How does Woolf mock the biographer in Orlando, a biography? (give two elements supported with evidence from the text) 14. Who was Vita Sackville? Her cousin Her lover Her boss 15. Orlando is composed of … chapters. 4 5 6 16. The aims of the biographer are to... elicit the motives for his subject's actions shape his subject's personality give a list of facts about his subject's actions make his subject seem without flaws. 17. The main challenge of the biographer is to ... handle the gaps in the record. gather all the private documents of the person he is writing about. follow the chronology. Who is the protagonist of 'Orlando, a biography'? Give your reasons.