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Brideshead Revisited Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on Evelyn Waugh's "Brideshead Revisited". The 1981 Granada Television adaptation followed the narrative of the book so closely that an acquaintance with either will allow you to answer all questions except the first.

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

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Author
aggymemnon

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
316,221

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. It is often said that the true star of "Brideshead Revisited" is the stately home of the Flyte family. Which real life stately home "played" this part in the 1981 television adaptation? Hint

Castle Howard

Marlborough House

Burghley

Chatsworth

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of the woman Bridey (Lord Brideshead) marries? Hint

Mrs Dora Samgrass

Mrs Beryl Muspratt

Lady Caroline Lamb

Lady Celia Mulcaster

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Question 3 of 10

3. Much of the early action of the book takes place while Charles and Sebastian are at Oxford. Did Sebastian Flyte or Charles Ryder achieve the better class of degree? Hint

Sebastian got a first and Charles failed to complete his degree.

Charles got a second and Sebastian left before completing his degree.

Both left before they took their degrees

Both got a second.

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the name of Lord Marchmain's mistress with whom he lived in Venice? Hint

Contessa Therese

Michaela

Cara

Donna Maria

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Question 5 of 10

5. One of Sebastian's eccentricities was to always carry a teddy bear around with him. What was the name of this bear? Hint

Lord Jim

Mister Ted

Bungle

Aloysius

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Question 6 of 10

6. One of the most complex characters is Sebastian's sister, Lady Julia Flyte, who was torn between her life and her faith. Whom did Lady Julia marry? Hint

Anthony Blanche

Boy Mulcaster

Rex Mottram

Charles Ryder

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Question 7 of 10

7. The book takes us on a troubled tour of Charles Ryder's relations with the Flyte family, but whom did Charles Ryder marry? Hint

Lady Celia Mulcaster

Fiona Brassington

Anastasia Komorova

Celeste Mondrian

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Question 8 of 10

8. Sebastian moved away from England as his drinking overwhelmed him. What was the name of the German ex Foreign Legionnaire who shared a house with him in Morocco? Hint

Kurt

Heinrich

Thomas

Dieter

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Question 9 of 10

9. On a transatlantic sea crossing, who were the "Orphans of the Storm"? Hint

Mr Samgrass and Rex Mottram

Julia Flyte and Charles Ryder

Sebastian and Kurt

Lord and Lady Marchmain

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Question 10 of 10

10. Sebastian's youngest sister is an uncomplicated participant in the events of the story, secure in her beliefs and her love for Sebastian. What is her name? Hint

Lady Annabelle

The Hon. Daphne

The Marchioness of Anglesey

Lady Cordelia

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. It is often said that the true star of "Brideshead Revisited" is the stately home of the Flyte family. Which real life stately home "played" this part in the 1981 television adaptation?

Answer: Castle Howard

The building of Castle Howard began in 1699 and took more than 100 years to complete. A major restoration was required after a fire in 1940 destroyed the dome and a number of the rooms.

2. What was the name of the woman Bridey (Lord Brideshead) marries?

Answer: Mrs Beryl Muspratt

Although married to the eldest son of the Marquis of Marchmain, Mrs Muspratt never becomes mistress of Brideshead.

3. Much of the early action of the book takes place while Charles and Sebastian are at Oxford. Did Sebastian Flyte or Charles Ryder achieve the better class of degree?

Answer: Both left before they took their degrees

In those days the members of the upper class frequently attended university as a sort of "finishing school" rather than as a matter of academic achievement.

4. What was the name of Lord Marchmain's mistress with whom he lived in Venice?

Answer: Cara

Cara is a perceptive lady who gives the reader useful insight into the relationship between Charles and Sebastian.

5. One of Sebastian's eccentricities was to always carry a teddy bear around with him. What was the name of this bear?

Answer: Aloysius

The bear was a reminder of Sebastian's desire not to grow up and take responsibility for his life.

6. One of the most complex characters is Sebastian's sister, Lady Julia Flyte, who was torn between her life and her faith. Whom did Lady Julia marry?

Answer: Rex Mottram

Rex was am ambitious Canadian who became an English Member of Parliament. His marriage to Julia was neither long nor happy.

7. The book takes us on a troubled tour of Charles Ryder's relations with the Flyte family, but whom did Charles Ryder marry?

Answer: Lady Celia Mulcaster

Celia was a society beauty and generally held to be an ideal wife for the increasingly successful artist, Charles Ryder. However, her infidelity gave Charles the excuse he needed, in his own mind, to leave her.

8. Sebastian moved away from England as his drinking overwhelmed him. What was the name of the German ex Foreign Legionnaire who shared a house with him in Morocco?

Answer: Kurt

Sebastian liked Kurt as felt that he was the one person he knew who was so low that even he could help him.

9. On a transatlantic sea crossing, who were the "Orphans of the Storm"?

Answer: Julia Flyte and Charles Ryder

It was on this crossing, when most of the passengers, including Charles's wife, were in bed because of a storm, that Julia and Charles found their love for each other.

10. Sebastian's youngest sister is an uncomplicated participant in the events of the story, secure in her beliefs and her love for Sebastian. What is her name?

Answer: Lady Cordelia

Cordelia, a devout Roman Catholic, helps both Charles (an agnostic) and the reader with the ways of the Catholic church, so central to the motivations of the Flyte family.

Source: Author aggymemnon

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