FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Katherine Mansfield Trivia Quiz

Katherine Mansfield was one of the most innovative short-story writers of the 20th century, and there doesn't seem to be a quiz on her here, so here goes... All the questions are multiple choice.

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

Author
cheesepit

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
160,219

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
332

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In what city was Katherine Mansfield born? Hint

Auckland

Wellington

Christchurch

Hamilton

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of Mansfield's first collection of stories? Hint

In a German Pension

The Garden Party and Other Stories

Bliss and Other Stories

The Dove's Nest and Other Stories

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. Who was Mansfield's second husband? Hint

John Paul Jones

John Masefield

John Middleton Murry

John Galsworthy

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. What was the name of the Mansfield story that was published in 1918 by Leonard and Virginia Woolf? Hint

At the Bay

Je ne parle pas francais

Prelude

The Daughters of the Late Colonel

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of Mansfield's brother, who died in the First World War? Hint

Laurie Heron Beauchamp

Leslie Heron Beauchamp

Larry Heron Beauchamp

Louis Heron Beauchamp

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. And while we're at it, what was Mansfield's real name? Hint

Katherine Mansfield Beauchamp

Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp

Katharine Mansfield Beauchamp

Kathleen Fairfield Beauchamp

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. In which year did Mansfield die? Hint

1922

1921

1924

1923

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. Where did Mansfield die? Hint

London

Fontainebleau

Wellington

Menton

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. In total, how many collections of Mansfield short stories were published during her lifetime? Hint

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. And finally, many of Mansfield's mature stories were set in New Zealand. What are the names of the two fictional families who feature most memorably in these stories? Hint

Fairfield and Beauchamp

Burnell and Fairfield

Burnell and Sheridan

Sheridan and Fairfield

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what city was Katherine Mansfield born?

Answer: Wellington

Mansfield was born on October 14th 1888 in Wellington, New Zealand.

2. What was the name of Mansfield's first collection of stories?

Answer: In a German Pension

'In a German Pension' was published in December 1911.

3. Who was Mansfield's second husband?

Answer: John Middleton Murry

Mansfield met the critic and editor Murry in 1911, but they weren't married until 1918. Galsworthy and Masefield are both authors; John Paul Jones was in Led Zeppelin.

4. What was the name of the Mansfield story that was published in 1918 by Leonard and Virginia Woolf?

Answer: Prelude

The Hogarth Press published "Prelude" in July 1918.

5. What was the name of Mansfield's brother, who died in the First World War?

Answer: Leslie Heron Beauchamp

Leslie Heron Beauchamp was Mansfield's only brother, and was killed in a training accident during the First World War.

6. And while we're at it, what was Mansfield's real name?

Answer: Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp

She was christened Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp, but wrote under a number of pseudonyms, the best known of which was Katherine Mansfield.

7. In which year did Mansfield die?

Answer: 1923

Mansfield died of tuberculosis on January 9th 1923. She was 34.

8. Where did Mansfield die?

Answer: Fontainebleau

She spent the last few months of her life at the Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man, a commune of sorts run by G.I. Gurdjieff.

9. In total, how many collections of Mansfield short stories were published during her lifetime?

Answer: 3

'In a German Pension', 'Bliss and Other Stories' and 'The Garden Party and Other Stories' were published between 1911 and 1922. 'The Dove's Nest and Other Stories' and 'Something Childish and Other Stories' and the 'Collected Stories' were edited by Murry and published after Mansfield's death in 1923.

10. And finally, many of Mansfield's mature stories were set in New Zealand. What are the names of the two fictional families who feature most memorably in these stories?

Answer: Burnell and Sheridan

The Burnell family appear most memorably in 'Prelude' and 'At the Bay'; the Sheridan family in 'The Garden Party.'

Source: Author cheesepit

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor thejazzkickazz before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.