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Quiz about British Classical Women Writers

British Classical Women Writers Quiz

This quiz concerns the lives and works of women writers.

A multiple-choice quiz by nutter2002. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
nutter2002

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
94,193

Updated
Oct 01 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
1645

Last 3 plays: Guest 86 (14/15), challis (14/15), Guest 71 (14/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which George Eliot novel is subtitled 'A Study Of Provincial Life'? Hint

'Middlemarch'

'Silas Marner'

'The Mill On The Floss'

'Adam Bede'

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which Austen novel was originally called 'First Impressions'? Hint

'Mansfield Park'

'Pride and Prejudice'

'Emma'

'Sense and Sensibility'

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Question 3 of 15

3. Whom does Emma take under her wing in the novel of the same name? Hint

Harvey Smith

Henryetta Smith

Harriet Smith

Heidi Smith

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which Austen novel was first called 'Elinor and Marianne'? Hint

'Persuasion'

'Sense and Sensibility'

'Northanger Abbey'

'Emma'

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which author's novels, "Persuasion" and "Northanger Abbey", were published posthumously? Hint

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Charlotte Bronte

Jane Austen

George Eliot

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who are Sir Walter Elliot's three daughters in 'Persuasion'? Hint

Elizabeth, Catherine, Mary

Elizabeth, Anne, Catherine

Joanna, Anne, Mary

Elizabeth, Anne, Mary

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Question 7 of 15

7. In 'Mansfield Park', what is the name of the heroine? Hint

Fanny Prince

Fanny Price

Anges Price

Angnes Prince

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Question 8 of 15

8. In which Austen novel does the reader meet Catherine Morland? Hint

'Northanger Abbey'

'Pride and Prejudice'

'Persuasion'

'Sense and Sensibility'

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Question 9 of 15

9. In 'Jane Eyre', what is the name of the school based on Cowan Bridge where Charlotte Bronte's sisters contracted the consumption from which they died? Hint

Eppingham

Lowood

Millocte

Brocklehurst

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Question 10 of 15

10. Of the Bronte sisters that survived to adulthood, which was the eldest? Hint

Anne

Catherine

Emily

Charlotte

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which pseudonyms did the Bronte sisters use when they published a collection of poems in 1846? Hint

Currer, Eton and Adam Bell

Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell

Cuser, Ellis and Adam Bell

Curser, Eton and Acton Bell

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which two novels did Anne Bronte write? Hint

'Jane Eyre,' 'Wuthering Heights'

'Jane Eyre', 'Agnes Grey'

'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall', 'Agnes Grey'

'The Tenent of Wildfell Hall', 'Wuthering Heights'

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Question 13 of 15

13. In 'Wuthering Heights', whom does Heathcliff marry? Hint

Isabella

Catherine

Cathy

No one, he dies engaged to one of these ladies

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which author of 'Cranford' wrote the 'Life of Charlotte Bronte' in 1857? Hint

Elizabeth Gaskell

George Elliot

Jane Austen

Edith Nesbit

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Question 15 of 15

15. What is the title of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's 'Tale of horror'? Hint

'Heart of Darkness'

'Bleak House'

'Crime and Punishment'

'Frankenstein'

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which George Eliot novel is subtitled 'A Study Of Provincial Life'?

Answer: 'Middlemarch'

Mary Ann Evans, aka George Eliot, was born in 1819 and died in 1880.

2. Which Austen novel was originally called 'First Impressions'?

Answer: 'Pride and Prejudice'

'Pride and Prejudice' was published in 1813.

3. Whom does Emma take under her wing in the novel of the same name?

Answer: Harriet Smith

'Emma' was published in 1816.

4. Which Austen novel was first called 'Elinor and Marianne'?

Answer: 'Sense and Sensibility'

This novel was published in 1811, although it was written much earlier.

5. Which author's novels, "Persuasion" and "Northanger Abbey", were published posthumously?

Answer: Jane Austen

Jane Austen died in July 1817. Her novels, "Persuasion" and "Northanger Abbey", were published as a set the following year.

6. Who are Sir Walter Elliot's three daughters in 'Persuasion'?

Answer: Elizabeth, Anne, Mary

Elizabeth was born June 1, 1785, Anne was born August 9, 1787, and Mary was born November 20, 1791. 'Persuasion' was published posthumously.

7. In 'Mansfield Park', what is the name of the heroine?

Answer: Fanny Price

'Mansfield Park' was published in 1814.

8. In which Austen novel does the reader meet Catherine Morland?

Answer: 'Northanger Abbey'

This novel was published posthumously, along with 'Persuasion', in 1818.

9. In 'Jane Eyre', what is the name of the school based on Cowan Bridge where Charlotte Bronte's sisters contracted the consumption from which they died?

Answer: Lowood

'Brocklehurst' is the name of an inn in the book. 'Millcote' is the name of the town. 'Eppingham' has nothing to do with Jane Eyre; it's a surname.

10. Of the Bronte sisters that survived to adulthood, which was the eldest?

Answer: Charlotte

Anne and Emily died young of TB, or consumption.

11. Which pseudonyms did the Bronte sisters use when they published a collection of poems in 1846?

Answer: Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell

To get the poems published, they used pseudonyms of men.

12. Which two novels did Anne Bronte write?

Answer: 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall', 'Agnes Grey'

'Jane Eyre' was written by Charlotte Bronte, 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte.

13. In 'Wuthering Heights', whom does Heathcliff marry?

Answer: Isabella

But he was in love with Catherine, Cathy's mother.

14. Which author of 'Cranford' wrote the 'Life of Charlotte Bronte' in 1857?

Answer: Elizabeth Gaskell

Mrs. Gaskell also wrote 'Cousin Phillis', 'Mary Barton', and 'North and South'.

15. What is the title of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's 'Tale of horror'?

Answer: 'Frankenstein'

'Heart of Darkness' is a colonial novel by Joseph Conrad. 'Crime and Punishment' was written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. 'Bleak House' is by Charles Dickens.

Source: Author nutter2002

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