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Jane Austen Quiz

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Coverage : The Jane Austen quiz will test your knowledge of the famous novelist and some of her great novels. The Jane Austen quiz questions are carefully crafted so you can gauge how much you really know about this talented writer, considered one of the greatest of her time.
1.	In what year was Jane Austen born?
a.		1779
b.		1775
c.		1801
d.		1738

2.	How many siblings did Jane Austen have?
a.		None; she was an only child
b.		2
c.		6
d.		7

3.	Jane Austen wrote during the romantic period and is often described as a "romantic" writer.
a.		True
b.		False

4.	One theme that overrides all others in Jane Austen's works is what?
a.		Social commentary
b.		Use of light and color
c.		Thematic elements relating to religion
d.		Gritty realism

5.	Two of Jane Austen's brothers engaged in the profession that some of Austen's male characters also have. What is it?
a.		They were clergymen
b.		They were gentry with no real profession
c.		They were admirals
d.		They were attorneys

6.	When Jane Austen was in her mid-20s, her family moved to a town featured in one of her novels. What town was this?
a.		London
b.		Bath
c.		Steventon
d.		Lambton

7.	What was the name of the Jane Austen novel that told the story of a matchmaker and was the inspiration for the movie, "Clueless"?
a.		"Sense and Sensibility"
b.		"Mansfield Park"
c.		"Emma"
d.		"Persuasion"

8.	What famous author said of Jane Austen's works, "I go so far as to say that any library is a good library that does not contain a volume by Jane Austen"?
a.		Mark Twain
b.		Ernest Hemmingway
c.		Robert Faulkner
d.		Charles Dickens

9.	What is the name of the returning sailor who has pined for 8 years for the heroine, Anne, in "Persuasion"?
a.		Admiral Wentworth
b.		Col. Brandon
c.		Col. Ferrers
d.		Admiral Willoughby

10.	Which of Jane Austen's books was thought to be partly autobiographical?
a.		"Sense and Sensibility"
b.		"Pride and Prejudice"
c.		"Emma"
d.		"Persuasion"

11.	In Jane Austen's novel "Northanger Abbey", what does Catherine Morland enjoy reading?
a.		Poetry
b.		History
c.		Novels
d.		Plays

12.	In Jane Austen's most famous novel, "Pride and Prejudice", the following line begins the book: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of �" what?
a.		A house
b.		A wife
c.		Property
d.		A good dinner

13.	In Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice", which of the Bennett sisters is supposed to the beauty of the county?
a.		Elizabeth
b.		Mary
c.		Lydia
d.		Jane

14.	In Jane Austen's "Emma", after Emma accepts Mr. Knightly's proposal, he suggests they live where once married?
a.		Her home
b.		His home in the country
c.		London
d.		At her sister's 50 miles away

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What others think about Jane Austen

By: Julia Cookson on Sep 12, 2008

Jane Austen - Greatest female writer

By: MissRossiter on Sep 7, 2008

Jane Austen wrote in a letter to her sister Cassandra #x22;I consider everybody as having a right to marry once in their lives for love, if they can#x22;

By: Emily on Sep 3, 2008

Ms. Austen's writing can be read again and again.

By: Emily on Sep 2, 2008

so i haven't read all the books and i'm not a Jane Austen expert. but i really like her books

By: sam on Aug 15, 2008

good

By: Cathleen on Aug 5, 2008

I lurveeeee her!

By: Katie on Jul 31, 2008

By the way, it is captain wentworth not admiral

By: susan on Jul 24, 2008

The best author I have ever read-a true wit!

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