The Jane Austen Quiz

The Jane Austen Quiz - Spotlight on Persuasion

How does Sir Walter Elliot know Lady Russell? She was his wife's friend She was the governess to his daughters She is his cousin She is his sister-in-law Which of these is a reason why Charles Mu...

The Jane Austen Quiz - Purely Pride and Prejudice

Lydia Bennet has no worries that Mr Bingley will not ask her to dance at the public ball because she says, although she is the youngest, she is also what? The best flirt The most witty The pretti...

The Jane Austen Quiz - One For The Experts!

"Where Edward in the name of wonder...did you pick up this unmeaning Gibberish? You have been studying _______ I suspect." What word is missing from this quote from Love and Friendship? Pope Ford...

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...