There is Nothing Worse Than a Sore Throat- The Illness Quiz
A sore throat and stuffy head inspired the writing of this month's quiz. Oh how rich the novels are with ailments real and exaggerated!
1. Harriet Smith had often alarmed Mrs. Goddard with what?
Headaches Fainting Very bad sore throats
Headaches
Fainting
Very bad sore throats
2. What do Lady Bertram, Mr. Woodhouse, and Mrs. Charles Musgrove have in common?
They all die from illness They all suffer from severe illness They all fancy themselves invalids
They all die from illness
They all suffer from severe illness
They all fancy themselves invalids
3. What two conditions does Jane Bennet admit to when ill at Netherfield?
a fever and a light-head a sore throat and a headache a cough and a runny nose
a fever and a light-head
a sore throat and a headache
a cough and a runny nose
4. Who says this? "I have such tremblings, such flutterings, all over me -- such spasms in my side and pains in my head, and such beatings at heart, that I can get no rest by night nor by day."
Mrs. Charles Musgrove Mrs. Bennet Mr. Woodhouse
Mrs. Charles Musgrove
Mrs. Bennet
Mr. Woodhouse
5. Fill in the blanks. Previous surmises were that Jane Austen died of _______. New guesses are that it was __________.
Addison's disease, tuberculosis Cancer, Addison's disease Addison's disease, cancer
Addison's disease, tuberculosis
Cancer, Addison's disease
Addison's disease, cancer
6. When Colonel Brandon finds Eliza at the poor-house she is in the last stages of what?
Small pox Scarlet fever Consumption
Small pox
Scarlet fever
Consumption
7. What was Marianne Dashwood pronounced to have when ailing at Cleveland?
a putrid fever a broken heart a nervous condition
a putrid fever
a broken heart
a nervous condition
8. This character’s fall from a horse and excessive drinking led to a fever then “strong hectic symptoms, which seemed to seize the frame on the departure of the fever.”
Tom Bertram John Thorpe Dick Musgrove
Tom Bertram
John Thorpe
Dick Musgrove
9. What does Marianne feel is connected with "aches, cramps, rheumatisms, and every species of ailment that can afflict the old and the feeble."
warm rum and water a flannel waistcoat sitting down at a ball
warm rum and water
a flannel waistcoat
sitting down at a ball
10. Mr. Woodhouse and Isabella argue over the best place to do what (according to the opinions of their medical men)?
Sea-bathe Drink medicinal waters Take an afternoon walk
Sea-bathe
Drink medicinal waters
Take an afternoon walk