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Austen Takes a Lit Class Trivia Quiz

So, think you know JA? Jane Austen both drew and made literary comparisons with the many works that she produced in her short lifetime. Only for the truly obsessed.

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

Author
heralady

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
62,811

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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1661

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Question 1 of 10

1. 'Mansfield Park': What work does Maria Bertram refer to when she says to Henry Crawford 'as the starling said, I cannot get out?' Hint

Macbeth

The Starling

Three Musketeers

A Sentimental Journey

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'Northanger Abbey': What is Catherine Morland's favorite book? Hint

The Mysteries of Udolpho

the Castle of Otranto

Dracula

she doesn't like novels

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'Mansfield Park': What play do the young people prepare to put on at Mansfield? Hint

Romeo and Juliet

Love Affair

The Importance of Being Ernest

Lover's Vows

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'Pride and Prejudice': What volume does Mr. Collins wish to read aloud to the Bennet girls for their 'instruction?' Hint

Brownstone's Essays on the Distraction of Sin

Plutarch's Life

Elegant Extracts

Fordyce's Sermons

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'Persuasion': What two poems by Sir Walter Scott does Captain Benwick wish to know Anne Eliot's preference between? Hint

The Lay of the Last Minstrel and Rokeby

Marmion and Lady of the Lake

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Biographia Literaria

Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience

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Question 6 of 10

6. One poet in particular is mentioned and admired in several of Jane Austen's works, including 'Sense and Sensibility', 'Mansfield Park', and 'Sandition'. Who is it? Hint

Coleridge

Keats

Wordsworth

Cowper

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'Emma': What does Harriet Smith suggest Robert Martin read? Hint

The Romance of the Forest

Camilla

The Mysteries of Udolpho

Elegant Extracts

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'Pride and Prejudice': What activity does Mr. Gardiner undertake at Pemberly, on the invitation of Mr Darcy? Hint

billiards

shooting

fishing

cards

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Question 9 of 10

9. The book 'Bridget Jones' Diary' by Helen Fielding bears comparison to, and is loosely based on, which Jane Austen novel?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Similarly, what Jane Austen novel bears comparison to the sequel, 'Bridget Jones: the Edge of Reason?'

Answer: (One Word, think an old maid who listens to her friends too much)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'Mansfield Park': What work does Maria Bertram refer to when she says to Henry Crawford 'as the starling said, I cannot get out?'

Answer: A Sentimental Journey

okay, it may be a little unfair, especially if you don't read footnotes

2. 'Northanger Abbey': What is Catherine Morland's favorite book?

Answer: The Mysteries of Udolpho

3. 'Mansfield Park': What play do the young people prepare to put on at Mansfield?

Answer: Lover's Vows

4. 'Pride and Prejudice': What volume does Mr. Collins wish to read aloud to the Bennet girls for their 'instruction?'

Answer: Fordyce's Sermons

While he might have enjoyed the rest, they were never mentioned

5. 'Persuasion': What two poems by Sir Walter Scott does Captain Benwick wish to know Anne Eliot's preference between?

Answer: Marmion and Lady of the Lake

While 'Last Minstrel' and 'Rokeby' were written by Scott, 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' and 'Biographia' were written by Samuel Coleridge, and 'Songs of Innocence and Experience' were written by William Blake. None were mentioned in 'Persuasion'

6. One poet in particular is mentioned and admired in several of Jane Austen's works, including 'Sense and Sensibility', 'Mansfield Park', and 'Sandition'. Who is it?

Answer: Cowper

Jane Austen was apparently a big Cowper fan, and mentioned him many times in her writing. Others, like Shakespeare and Milton, were also alluded to frequently .

7. 'Emma': What does Harriet Smith suggest Robert Martin read?

Answer: The Romance of the Forest

8. 'Pride and Prejudice': What activity does Mr. Gardiner undertake at Pemberly, on the invitation of Mr Darcy?

Answer: fishing

9. The book 'Bridget Jones' Diary' by Helen Fielding bears comparison to, and is loosely based on, which Jane Austen novel?

Answer: Pride and Prejudice

Fielding is an unabashed Darcy fan, and includes many references to P and P in her novel. She even based her character of Mark Darcy on the character of Mr. Darcy portrayed by Colin Firth in the recent BBC production. (interesting side note: to draw even more comparisons, Andrew Davies wrote the screenplays for both the BBC production of P and P and the film adaptation of Bridget Jones. Firth was in both.)

10. Similarly, what Jane Austen novel bears comparison to the sequel, 'Bridget Jones: the Edge of Reason?'

Answer: Persuasion

no movie comparisons yet, but the similarities are obvious. At first I thought it was just a coincidence, until Fielding introduced a forelorn man named Benwick, who seemed quite familiar.

Source: Author heralady

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