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Quiz about Kissing Cousins and Family Trees
Quiz about Kissing Cousins and Family Trees

Kissing Cousins and Family Trees Quiz


The family relationships in Jane Austen's novels can be complex. Cousins, particularly, abound. How much do you know about the family trees of Jane Austen's characters? Answer these multiple choice questions.

A multiple-choice quiz by skylarb. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
skylarb
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
110,496
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
2022
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 31 (3/10), Guest 1 (8/10), Guest 78 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who does NOT court his cousin? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who is not EXPECTED to court his cousin? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who marries her brother-in-law's brother? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who jilts one brother for another? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. At the end of "Pride and Prejudice," what relation is George Wickham to Fitzwilliam Darcy? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of the following has a brother? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What woman is courted by her own cousin, and then somewhat romanced by two men who are cousins to one another? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who never had a son, as far as we know? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. These two Austen protaganists end up married. However, each is at first courted by another, and their romancers are siblings. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. His girlfriend tries to match up his sister with her brother. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who does NOT court his cousin?

Answer: Fitzwilliam Darcy

Mr. Collins courts his cousin Elizabeth. Mr. Elliot courts his cousin Anne Elliot. Edmund marries his cousin Fanny. Fitzwilliam Darcy never courts his cousin Anne.
2. Who is not EXPECTED to court his cousin?

Answer: Edmund Bertram

Darcy is expected to court his cousin Anne, though he does not. Mr. Collins is expected to marry one of the Bennet girls, though he fails to do so. Edmund is NOT expected to court his cousin, but he marries her nevertheless.
3. Who marries her brother-in-law's brother?

Answer: Emma

Emma married Mr. Knightley, whose brother is married to her sister.
4. Who jilts one brother for another?

Answer: Lucy Steele

In "Sense and Sensibility," Lucy Steele jilts Edward Ferrars for his brother Robert.
5. At the end of "Pride and Prejudice," what relation is George Wickham to Fitzwilliam Darcy?

Answer: sister-in-law's husband

Wickham is married to Darcy's sister-in-law Lydia.
6. Which of the following has a brother?

Answer: Marianne Dashwood

Marianne Dashwood has a half-brother. Darcy has only a sister, Elizabeth four sisters, and Emma has a sister.
7. What woman is courted by her own cousin, and then somewhat romanced by two men who are cousins to one another?

Answer: Elizabeth Bennet

Elizabeth is courted by Mr. Collins. She is "somewhat" romanced by Colonel Fitzwilliam, which is to say he is very friendly toward her and seems to like her, although he has no serious intentions toward her (and he makes that clear). She is also "somewhat" romanced by Colonel Fitzwilliam's cousin Mr. Darcy, who does have serious intentions, but who is not (at first) particularly friendly toward her, and who expresses those intentions in a disagreeable manner.
8. Who never had a son, as far as we know?

Answer: Mr. Bennet

Mr. Bennet had five daughters. All of the others had at least one son.
9. These two Austen protaganists end up married. However, each is at first courted by another, and their romancers are siblings.

Answer: Fanny Price and Edmund Bertram

In "Mansfield Park," Fanny and Edumund are courted by the brother-sister pair Mr. and Miss Crawford.
10. His girlfriend tries to match up his sister with her brother.

Answer: James Morland

In Northanger Abbey, James Morland's girlfriend Isabella Thorpe tries to fix up her brother John with James Morland's sister Catherine.
Source: Author skylarb

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