The Jane Austen Quiz

"I hope I never ridicule what is wise or good. Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies do divert me, I own, and I laugh at them whenever I can."Who said this? Mary Crawford Mrs Jennings C...

The Jane Austen Quiz - Which Came First?

Which of these events occurs first in Persuasion? Captain Benwick gets married Louisa Musgrove falls from the cob at Lyme Anne Elliot is introduced to William Elliot Anne Elliot travels to Bath W...

The Jane Austen Quiz - Actors and Their Austen Characters

Which Jane Austen character is this actor portraying? Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy Mr Henry Tilney Mr Edmund Bertram Mr George Knightley Which Jane Austen character is this actor portraying? Isabella Th...

The Jane Austen Quiz - A Life Of Service

What is the name of Anne de Bourgh's companion? Mrs Balfour Mrs Younge Mrs Hill Mrs Jenkinson Miss Lee was a governess to which set of children? The Dashwoods The Elliots The Morlands The Bertra...

The Jane Austen Quiz - Puzzling Over Mansfield Park

In chapter one of Mansfield Park, we are told that Sir Thomas Bertram is a what? Duke Baronet Earl Knight When Fanny admits that she has a headache after cutting roses in the hot sun, what does M...

The Jane Austen Quiz - A Persuasion Special 3

Captain Wentworth is one of how many children? Three Two Four He is an only child What relation is Admiral Croft to Captain Wentworth? Shipmate Uncle Commanding officer Brother-in-law How long h...

The Jane Austen Quiz - Something About Sense and Sensibility

What did Mrs Ferrars do when she found out about Lucy Steele's secret engagement? Threw her out of the house Congratulated her Made the couple break off their engagement Hit her with her fan unti...

The Jane Austen Quiz - Puzzling Over Pride And Prejudice

Who gave Mrs Bennet the news that Netherfield Park was let at last? Hill Lady Lucas Mr Bennet Mrs Long How many pounds per year does Mr Bennet's estate bring in? Five hundred Two hundred Two tho...

The Jane Austen Quiz - Who's Who to Whom?

In Sense and Sensibility, what is Mrs Smith to John Willoughby? She is Willoughby's invalid stepmother She is Willoughby's grandmother She is Willoughby's elderly aunt She is Willoughby's infirm ...

The Jane Austen Quiz - Marriage and Courtship

Which character's opinion of marriage was this: "Matrimony, as the origin of change, was always disagreeable"? Mr Bennet Sir Walter Elliot Mr Elliot Mr Woodhouse Which of these four Austen gentle...

The Jane Austen Quiz - Manners and Misunderstandings

The Jane Austen Quiz - Insincerity and Impudence

In Pride and Prejudice, which of these does Mr Bennet put in his letter to Mr Collins, informing him of the engagement of Lizzy to Mr Darcy? "Be on your guard against Lady Catherine's ire. I fear...