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Common Bond - Find This Mystery Author Quiz

For each of the first ten questions, remember the first letter; put them together to find the answer to question 15.

A multiple-choice quiz by robynraymer. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
robynraymer

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
97,648

Updated
Oct 18 24

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
1256

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. In one of this writer's novels, the heroine has two female cousins. One is Maria Bertram. What is the other's first name? Hint

Julia

Fanny

Mary

Henrietta

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who is the heroine of the last book this writer completed? Hint

Catherine Morland

Elizabeth Bennet

Anne Elliot

Marianne Dashwood

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the name of General Tilney's home? Hint

Northanger Abbey

Rosings Park

Mansfield Park

Pemberley

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is Marianne Dashwood's older sister's name? Hint

Margaret

Elizabeth

Lucy

Elinor

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is Lucy Steele's older sister's name? Hint

Augusta

Maria

Anne

Marianne

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Question 6 of 15

6. The two youngest Bennet sisters love men dressed in what? Hint

hunting jackets

evening clothes

church vestments

uniform

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which novel did this author never complete? Hint

Sanditon

Northanger Abbey

Sense and Sensibility

Emma

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Question 8 of 15

8. In "Northanger Abbey," what is the hero's last name? Hint

Bertram

Wentworth

Darcy

Tilney

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which heroine is raised by a kind, gentle governess who is a mother substitute? Hint

Emma Woodhouse

Elinor Dashwood

Elizabeth Bennet

Eleanor Tilney

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Question 10 of 15

10. Where is Mansfield Park located? Hint

Norfolk

Nottinghamshire

Northamptonshire

Northumberland

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Question 11 of 15

11. When was this writer born? Hint

1775

1725

1700

1825

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Question 12 of 15

12. What did the writer's father do for a living? Hint

navy admiral

clergyman

army general

lawyer

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Question 13 of 15

13. What was the name of the writer's only sister? Hint

Cassandra

Anne

Elizabeth

Catherine

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Question 14 of 15

14. What branch of the armed services did the writer love best? Hint

Marines

Army

Navy

Mounted Police

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Question 15 of 15

15. Who is this mystery writer?

Answer: (Two words.)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In one of this writer's novels, the heroine has two female cousins. One is Maria Bertram. What is the other's first name?

Answer: Julia

Julia Bertram is not a very sympathetic character, but her sister Maria is even worse. A married woman, Maria Rushworth (nee Bertram) forms an adulterous relationship with Henry Crawford, her cousin Fanny's suitor.

2. Who is the heroine of the last book this writer completed?

Answer: Anne Elliot

"Persuasion" was her last completed novel.

3. What is the name of General Tilney's home?

Answer: Northanger Abbey

General Tilney is the villain of the tale. He mistreats the heroine simply because -- well, I won't give away the ending.

4. What is Marianne Dashwood's older sister's name?

Answer: Elinor

Elinor is the sensible sister and Marianne is the tragic romantic.

5. What is Lucy Steele's older sister's name?

Answer: Anne

Anne is the one who reveals Lucy's secret engagement to Edward Ferrars.

6. The two youngest Bennet sisters love men dressed in what?

Answer: uniform

Kitty and Lydia are crazy for Army officers in red uniforms. Lydia ends up marrying one after living in sin with him.

7. Which novel did this author never complete?

Answer: Sanditon

This fragment is set partly in "a young and rising bathing-place," a sort of summer resort.

8. In "Northanger Abbey," what is the hero's last name?

Answer: Tilney

Henry Tilney is one of the author's wittiest characters. He rivals Elizabeth Bennet.

9. Which heroine is raised by a kind, gentle governess who is a mother substitute?

Answer: Emma Woodhouse

Miss Taylor, Emma's governess, marries Mr. Weston. Mrs. Weston is Emma's confidante.

10. Where is Mansfield Park located?

Answer: Northamptonshire

Says so on the first page. I apologize for this picky question. By the way, the quizmaker wrote her thesis on "Mansfield Park."

11. When was this writer born?

Answer: 1775

She was born around the same time the U.S. was.

12. What did the writer's father do for a living?

Answer: clergyman

She loved her father very much and was devastated when he died.

13. What was the name of the writer's only sister?

Answer: Cassandra

Neither the writer nor her sister ever married. They were best friends like Jane and Elizabeth Bennet.

14. What branch of the armed services did the writer love best?

Answer: Navy

Two of her brothers were Navy men. Her love and respect for the Navy is reflected in "Persuasion."

15. Who is this mystery writer?

Answer: Jane Austen

Jane Austen (16 December 1775 - 18 July 1817) was a famous English novelist!

Source: Author robynraymer

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