Jane Austen Quiz

Jane Austen Quiz Questions

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1) Which novel of Jane Austen has the characters Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett?
a) Emma
b) Pride and Prejudice
c) Sense and Sensibility
d) Mansfield Park

2) Who are Dashwood sisters in Sense and Sensibility?
a) Elinor and Marianne
b) Mary and Lydia
c) Cassandra and Joan
d) Amy and Amanda

3) Who marries Emma Woodhouse in Emma?
a) Mr. Elton
b) Mr. Frank Churchill
c) Mr. Knightley
d) Mr. Weston

4) Whose proposal of marriage did Jane Austen accept and change her mind the next morning?
a) Harris Bigg-Wither
b) John Murray
c) Thomas Egerton
d) Robert Martin

5) Which of the following activities features frequently in novels of Jane Austen?
a) Swimming
b) Wrestling
c) Dancing
d) Playing football

6) Which disease caused Jane Austen’s death?
a) Addison’s
b) Leukemia
c) Parkinson’s
d) Alzheimer’s

7) What description was used by Jane Austen instead of her name when her novels were published?
a) George Elliot
b) A Lady
c) Maid of Honour
d) Ice Maiden

8) How old was Jane Austen when she died?
a) 26 years
b) 41 years
c) 30 years
d) 49 years

9) Which of the following novels was not completed by Jane Austen?
a) The Watsons
b) The Kennedys
c) First Impressions
d) Love and Friendship

10) What ultimately happens to heroines in Jane Austen’s novels?
a) They leave the country.
b) They die.
c) They remain spinsters.
d) They get married.

Jane Austen Quiz Questions with Answers

1) Which novel of Jane Austen has the characters Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett?
b) Pride and Prejudice

2) Who are Dashwood sisters in Sense and Sensibility?
a) Elinor and Marianne

3) Who marries Emma Woodhouse in Emma?
c) Mr. Knightley

4) Whose proposal of marriage did Jane Austen accept and change her mind the next morning?
a) Harris Bigg-Wither

5) Which of the following activities features frequently in novels of Jane Austen?
c) Dancing

6) Which disease caused Jane Austen’s death?
a) Addison’s

7) What description was used by Jane Austen instead of her name when her novels were published?
b) A Lady

8) How old was Jane Austen when she died?
b) 41 years

9) Which of the following novels was not completed by Jane Austen?
a) The Watsons

10) What ultimately happens to heroines in Jane Austen’s novels?
d) They get married.