Lesson 2.1.5
2.1.5 Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen Quiz: Pearson Edexcel English Literature, Unit 2
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
- Elizabeth Gaskell
- Charlotte Brontë
- Jane Austen
- Mary Shelley
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Who is the novel's protagonist?
- Elizabeth Bennet
- Jane Bennet
- Lydia Bennet
- Charlotte Lucas
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What is the name of Darcy's grand estate?
- Pemberley
- Longbourn
- Netherfield
- Rosings
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Who rents Netherfield Park near the Bennets?
- Mr Collins
- Mr Gardiner
- Charles Bingley
- George Wickham
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Which character is a pompous clergyman and the heir to Longbourn?
- Mr Wickham
- Mr Collins
- Mr Bingley
- Colonel Fitzwilliam
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Who elopes with Lydia Bennet?
- Collins
- Wickham
- Darcy
- Bingley
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What is the name of Darcy's arrogant and domineering aunt?
- Caroline Bingley
- Mrs Hurst
- Mrs Bennet
- Lady Catherine de Bourgh
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What topic is satirised in the novel's famous opening line?
- Religious hypocrisy
- Military recruitment
- Marriage and wealth
- Inheritance laws
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Why does Elizabeth initially develop a strong dislike for Darcy?
- He steals land
- He mocks Jane
- He insults her
- He debts Wickham
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Why does Elizabeth reject Darcy's first marriage proposal?
- It is insulting
- She loves Wickham
- Her father objects
- He lacks wealth
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What crucial truth does Darcy's explanatory letter reveal to Elizabeth?
- Wickham's true character
- Bingley's secret debt
- Collins's fake title
- Jane's hidden illness
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Why is the Longbourn entail a major threat to the Bennet sisters?
- A male heir
- Unpaid royal taxes
- Imminent mortgage foreclosure
- Heavy gambling debts
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What does Charlotte Lucas's sudden marriage to Mr Collins represent?
- Social disgrace
- Rebellion against parents
- True romance
- Pragmatic security
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What location fundamentally changes Elizabeth's opinion of Mr Darcy?
- Pemberley estate
- Netherfield Park
- Rosings Park
- Meryton assembly
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How is Lady Catherine's aggressive interference in the plot ultimately overcome?
- Society banishes her
- Darcy cuts ties
- Elizabeth stands firm
- Legal action succeeds
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Which central human flaw is critiqued throughout the novel?
- Hasty judgement
- Political ambition
- Religious fanaticism
- Excessive generosity
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Which signature narrative technique blends character thought with narrator voice?
- Free indirect discourse
- Epistolary framing
- Stream of consciousness
- Omniscient satire
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What specific social standing do the Bennet family occupy?
- High aristocracy
- Country gentry
- Impoverished peasantry
- Working class
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What was the novel's original title?
- Pemberley Park
- Longbourn House
- The Bennet Sisters
- First Impressions
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What does Jane Austen critique in Pride and Prejudice?
- Industrial factory labour
- Royal family spending
- Religious corruption
- Marriage and snobbery
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