Jane Austen Quiz

1. From which novel comes the line "compliments, charades and horrible blunders?"

Pride and Prejudice

Emma

Mansfield Park

2. Of whom was it said they "had drawn back from many introductions, and still were perpetually having cards left by people of whom [they] knew nothing?"

The Bingleys

The Tilneys

The Elliots

3. Who says "it is always the lady's right to decide on the degree of acquaintance?"

Frank Churchill

Henry Tilney

Henry Crawford

4. Who is described as "not a gallant man but a very humane one" for his kind gifts? oh this one is tricky

Captain Wentworth

Mr Knightley

Colonel Brandon

5. What subject does Fanny bring up that encounters dead silence?

adultery

church reform

slavery

6. Choose the correct sentence.

Tea was very expensive during Jane Austen's lifetime.

Tea was relatively cheaper than it is today during her lifetime.

Tea was only used by the poor; the rich prefered coffee during that time.

7. Finish this sentence from Jane Austen's letters: Mrs Powlett was "both expensively and ______ dressed."

becomingly

nakedly

shoddily

8. Who says "what praise is more valued than the praise of an intelligent servant?"

Elizabeth Bennet

Mrs Bennet

Mrs Jennings

9. When is the expression "two next" used?

in hunting/shooting

when playing cards

when dancing at a ball

10. In what novel was a prefatory note written apologizing for the changes in 'places, manners, books and opinions' from its being written to its publishing years later?

Pride and Prejudice

Northanger Abbey

Lady Susan