The Jane Austen Quiz

The Jane Austen Quiz - Good and (Slightly?) Evil

Which of these women was a target of Wickham's fortune-hunting? Emma Prentice Pen Harrington Sophia Grey Mary King Whose ward did John Willoughby impregnate? James Steele's Edmund Palmer's Colon...

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

In Sense and Sensibility, which of these gentlemen is the father of Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret? George Dashwood Henry Dashwood John Dashwood Harry Dashwood In Pride and Prejudice, who is it w...

The Jane Austen Quiz - Another Miscellany

In Mansfield Park, what horticultural task set by Lady Bertram and Mrs Norris kept Fanny out in the heat and gave her a headache, much to Edmund's dismay? Gathering blackberries Raking leaves Pru...

The Jane Austen Quiz - P's and Q's

In Pride and Prejudice, Mrs Phillips is the sister of Mrs Bennet, but what was Mrs Phillips surname before her marriage? Groves Collins Bennet Gardiner "“Curricle-hung, you see; seat, trunk, swor...

The Jane Austen Quiz - Context and Content

"I have not been in the habit of brooking disappointment." - Pride and Prejudice  What does 'brooking' mean in this quote? causing tolerating spreading halting "Mary had her evils; but upon the w...

The Jane Austen Quiz - Time For A Tough One!

In Emma, what profession did Mrs Bates' husband have? Groundskeeper at Donwell Provincial clerk Vicar of Highbury Ostler at the Crown Inn In Persuasion, what does Elizabeth Elliot assume is Mr Wi...

The Jane Austen Quiz - Names and Places

In Pride and Prejudice, where does Mr Collins live? Bakewell Rosings Barton Cottage Hunsford In Sense and Sensibility, where does Colonel Brandon live?  Stanhill Cleveland Allenham Delaford In M...

The Jane Austen Quiz - Back to Basics

In Persuasion, how many daughters does Sir Walter Elliot have? One Two Three Four In Sense and Sensibility, what is Willoughby's first name? Charles Fitzwilliam John Edward In Emma, who is the a...

The Jane Austen Quiz - All About Annes

In Sense and Sensibility, by what other name is Anne Steele known? Brianne Marianne Anna Nancy "“There now,” said Miss Steele, affectedly simpering, “everybody laughs at me so about ______, and I...

The Jane Austen Quiz - The Sense Of An Ending

In Northanger Abbey, Catherine discovers why she was sent away from Northanger Abbey by the General. What was his reason for sending her away? He found out that Henry was attracted to her He foun...

The Jane Austen Quiz - Old and New

The Jane Austen Quiz - Old and New "having been a valetudinarian all his life, without activity of mind or body, he was a much older man in ways than in years; and though everywhere beloved for...

The Jane Austen Quiz - A Selection of Extracts

"He was a nervous man, easily depressed; fond of every body that he was used to, and hating to part with them; hating change of every kind. Matrimony, as the origin of change, was always disagreea...