Pride and Prejudice Quizzes

Pride and Prejudice Quiz 1

1 Where do the Bennets live?
Kent

Hertfordshire

Meryton

London
2 What is the name of the Bennet estate?
Pemberley

Rosings

Netherfield

Longbourn
3 With whom does Lydia go to Brighton?
Mrs. Bennet

Wickham

Mrs. Forster

Mrs. Philips
4 Who is the governess who betrays Georgiana Darcy?
Miss Younge

Miss Denny

Miss Price

Mrs. Williams
5 Mrs. Bennet's reaction to Lydia's marriage is best described as:
cautiously pleased.

unreservedly jubilant.

indifferent.

condemnatory.
6 Why does Mr. Collins come to Longbourn?
He wants to become acquainted with his relatives.

He wants to redecorate it.

He is looking for a wife.

He is passing through town.
7 Who is Mr. Collins's patroness?
Mrs. Hurst

Lady Anne

Lady Catherine

Mrs. Lucas
8 What is Mr. Gardiner's profession?
clergyman

merchant

army officer

lawyer
9 What feature initially attracts Darcy to Elizabeth?
her eyes

her intelligence

her cheerfuless

her smile
10 Why doesn't Bingley visit Jane while she is in London?
He doesn't know that she's there.

Lady Catherine forbids him from going.

Darcy advises him against it.

He thinks that Jane does not like him.
11 What is the name of the estate that Bingley rents?
Rosings

Fox Hall

Netherfield

Longbourne
12 Why does Elizabeth reject Darcy's initial proposal?
She does not like him.

He is too poor

She is in love with someone else.

It was customary for women at that time to reject the first proposal.
13 What event interrupts Elizabeth's vacation with the Gardiners?
the news of Jane's engagement to Bingley

Darcy's second proposal

Lydia's elopement with Wickham

the death of Mr. Collins
14 Which of the Bennet sisters dislikes social events?
Mary

Lydia

Jane

Kitty
15 Where do Lydia and Wickham go when they run off from Brighton together?
Scotland

London

Kent

Gloucester
16 Why does Wickham flee from Brighton?
He has fallen madly in love with Lydia.

He has been fired from his post on account of misconduct.

He has accumulated over 1,000 pounds gaming debts.

He wants to leave the militia and become a clergyman.
17 Mr. Bennet responds to the news of Elizabeth's engagement with:
skepticism.

unreserved joy.

resignation.

anger.
18 Who finds Lydia and Wickham in London?
Mrs. Gardiner

Mr. Gardiner

Mr. Darcy

Mr. Bennet
19 What is the name of Darcy's estate?
Pemberley

Netherfield

Northgate

Mansfield Park
20 Why does Charlotte marry Mr. Collins?
She wants financial security.

She is flattered by his affection.

She enjoys conversing with him.

Elizabeth advises her to do so.
21 Whom does Caroline want Mr. Bingley to marry?
Jane

Georgiana Darcy

Miss Hurst

Miss de Bourgh
22 How many children do the Gardiners have?
none

four

two

five
23 After finding out about Lydia's elopement, Elizabeth runs into:
Mrs. Gardiner.

Darcy.

Charlotte Lucas.

Mr. Gardiner.
24 Which of the Bennet sisters is the youngest?
Lydia

Mary

Kitty

Elizabeth
25 Which daughter is Mrs. Bennet's favorite?
Elizabeth

Kitty

Lydia

Jane

Literary Techniques

Allegory:

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

Allusion:

“I have been used to consider poetry as the food of love”. (Chapter 9)

Hyperbole:

“I shall be miserable if I...

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Charlotte means that meeting the right person and connecting with them in a long term relationship happens by chance rather than planning. I think this is true to a point. There are thousands of people one could be more or less compatible with....

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1. What motivates Collins to seek a wife from among the Bennet girls?

7. How might Collins’ reasons for marriage be judged today? Why does he have trouble taking Elizabeth’s rejection seriously? What does he purport to offer her?
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