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Jane Austen's Life Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on one of my most favorite authors - Jane Austen. I hope you enjoy it!

A multiple-choice quiz by Legola12. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Legola12

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
171,107

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1239

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. When was Jane Austen born? Hint

1775

1772

1763

1779

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Question 2 of 10

2. Of what disease did Jane and her sister nearly die when she was around eight? Hint

Polio

Influenza

Typhus

Smallpox

3. Of which of her characters did Jane say "I must confess that I think her as delightful a creature as ever put in print, and how I shall ever be able to tolerate those who do not like her at least I do not know." Hint

Elizabeth Bennet

Fanny Price

Emma Woodhouse

Anne Elliot

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Question 4 of 10

4. In Austen's title of 'The History of England', she calls herself a "partial, prejudiced, and __________ historian?" Hint

stupid

insensible

unlearned

ignorant

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was Jane's sister's name? Hint

Jamie

Marianne

Cassandra

Mary

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the original title of 'Sense and Sensibility'? Hint

The Dashwoods

Sensibility

The Courtships of the Dashwood Sisters

Elinor and Marianne

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Question 7 of 10

7. With whom did Jane have a youthful flirtation when she was around twenty? Hint

John Hogarth

Tom Lefroy

Charles Lloyd

Edward Chawton

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Question 8 of 10

8. Did Jane ever marry?

Yes

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Question 9 of 10

9. When did Jane die? Hint

1809

1815

1812

1817

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Question 10 of 10

10. What were Jane's parents names? Hint

George and Cassandra

Charles and Marianne

Henry and Jane

Edward and Elinor

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When was Jane Austen born?

Answer: 1775

She was born to Rev. George and Cassandra Austen in Hampshire, England. Here, Jane and her sister Cassandra stayed until they were sent to boarding school.

2. Of what disease did Jane and her sister nearly die when she was around eight?

Answer: Typhus

Jane and Cassandra were at the boarding school in Southampton when they caught the disease.

Answer: Elizabeth Bennet

4. In Austen's title of 'The History of England', she calls herself a "partial, prejudiced, and __________ historian?"

Answer: ignorant

This book with very few dates was published when Jane was just sixteen.

5. What was Jane's sister's name?

Answer: Cassandra

Cassandra was born just two years before Jane and was the Austens' fifth child, but first daughter.

6. What was the original title of 'Sense and Sensibility'?

Answer: Elinor and Marianne

'Elinor and Marianne' was originally a book of letters, but Jane later changed it to 'Sense and Sensibility'. The first edition was published in 1811.

7. With whom did Jane have a youthful flirtation when she was around twenty?

Answer: Tom Lefroy

Around Jane's twentieth birthday, she enjoyed a youthful flirtation, but they could not have married as the Austens weren't sufficiently rich for the Lefroy family.

8. Did Jane ever marry?

Answer: No

Following the sending away of Tom Lefroy, Austen came close to marriage only once and very briefly. She received a proposal from an old friend, Harris Bigg-Wither. She accepted but after thinking the matter over in the night, she retracted her acceptance the next morning.

9. When did Jane die?

Answer: 1817

Jane Austen died in Winchester on July 18, 1817 at the age of forty-two.

10. What were Jane's parents names?

Answer: George and Cassandra

Jane was born to a clergyman's family in the Dean Parsonage, in Hampshire, England.

Source: Author Legola12

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