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Suitors, Admirers, and Beaux in Jane Austen

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Suitors Admirers and Beaux in Jane Austen game quiz
"Every Jane Austen plot hinges on one or more romances (real and imagined). How much do you know about romantic attachments among JA characters? PS--please join Friends Group #116, the Jane Austen Lovers group (see homepage)."

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1. Who does NOT propose marriage to Elizabeth Bennet?
    Mr. Wickham
    Mr. Darcy
    Mr. Collins
    They all do.


2. Who is in love with Harriet Smith?
    All of these.
    Robert Martin
    Frank Churchill
    Mr. Elton


3. Whom does Mr. Willoughby love best?
    Marianne Dashwood
    Colonel Brandon's ward
    Mrs. Willoughby (the former Miss Grey)
    Elinor Dashwood


4. How many women does Captain Frederick Wentworth fall in love with?
    one
    three
    two
    He never falls in love.


5. In "Northanger Abbey," whom does Isabella Thorpe marry?
    James Morland
    No one, so far as we know.
    Captain Tilney
    General Tilney


6. There are many married couples in Jane Austen. Which is a truly happy, loving couple?
    Admiral and Mrs. Croft
    Mr. and Mrs. Collins
    Mr. and Mrs. Bennet
    Sir Walter and Lady Elliot


7. Who courts Lucy Steele?
    Colonel Brandon
    John Dashwood and Mr. Willoughby
    Sir John Middleton
    Edward and Robert Ferrars


8. Which couple is secretly engaged?
    Jane Fairfax and Frank Churchill
    Emma Woodhouse and Frank Churchill
    Anne Elliot and Frederick Wentworth
    Elinor Dashwood and Edward Ferrars


9. Why does Mr. Collins propose to his cousin Elizabeth?
    Mrs. Bennet says that Jane is already taken.
    He proposes to her for all of these reasons.
    Elizabeth is beautiful.
    Mr. Collins wishes to do right by the Bennet family, since he will inherit Longbourn.


10. Why doesn't Anne Elliot marry Captain Wentworth after his first proposal?
    Sir Walter forbids Anne to marry Captain Wentworth.
    Lady Russell persuades her not to marry him.
    Anne falls in love with Charles Musgrove.
    Captain Wentworth falls in love with Louisa Musgrove.


11. With whom does Catherine Morland fall in love?
    Henry Tilney
    General Tilney
    Captain Tilney
    Mr. Thorpe


12. At one point in "Emma," the heroine speculates that she must be in love, but the feeling soon passes. Who is the man in question?
    Frank Churchill
    Mr. Elton
    Mr. Knightley
    Robert Martin


13. What goes wrong concerning Jane Bennet's romance with Mr. Bingley?
    Mr. Bingley's sisters and friend whisk him away from Netherfield.
    Jane falls in love with her cousin Collins.
    Jane finds out that Mr. Bingley is not as wealthy as he seems.
    Jane decides that she cannot marry anyone due to the scandal Lydia Bennet causes.


14. Which of the Bennet sisters is least likely to marry?
    Mary
    Lydia
    Jane
    Kitty


15. What is the main element that causes Elizabeth Bennet to soften towards Mr. Darcy?
    Darcy's friendship with Bingley
    Darcy's love for Anne De Bourgh
    Darcy's love for Elizabeth
    Darcy's good stewardship of his sister, Georgiana


16. How does Marianne meet Willoughby?
    She slips and injures her ankle. He rescues her.
    Willoughby is Marianne's sister-in-law's brother.
    Sir John Middleton, Willoughby's friend, introduces them.
    Marianne and Willoughby are first cousins.


17. How do Elinor Dashwood and Edward Ferrars meet?
    He is her sister-in-law's brother.
    He is her youngest sister's drawing master.
    He is her cousin John's brother-in-law.
    He is a good friend of Willoughby's.


18. What is the main impediment to Elinor and Edward's courtship?
    Edward's mother and sister persuade him not to propose to the penniless Elinor.
    Edward is engaged to another.
    Elinor's mother and sisters dislike Edward very much.
    Edward is too timid to propose to Elinor.


19. Whom does Margaret Dashwood marry?
    Mr. Willoughby
    No one, so far as we know--she's too young!
    Colonel Brandon
    Robert Ferrars


20. What is the main impediment to Fanny Price's romance with Edmund Bertram?
    Fanny is too poor to attract Edmund.
    Edmund is infatuated with Mary Crawford.
    Edmund thinks Fanny is plain and priggish.
    Fanny and Edmund are first cousins.


21. Why does Maria Bertram marry Mr. Rushworth?
    He is very rich.
    He is clever and witty.
    He is very handsome.
    He is kind and humble.


22. Whom does Henry Crawford love?
    Mrs. Maria Rushworth
    Mrs. Norris
    Miss Julia Bertram
    Miss Fanny Price


23. How does Emma figure out that she loves Mr. Knightley?
    Emma feels very upset when Mr. Knightley chides her for hurting Miss Bates's feelings.
    Mrs. Weston suggests that Mr. Knightley may be in love with Jane Fairfax.
    All of these are factors.
    Harriet says she thinks her own love for Mr. Knightley may be returned.


24. How does Captain Wentworth declare his love for Anne (for the second time)?
    He makes an appointment with Sir Walter to ask for Anne's hand.
    He asks to walk her home.
    He slips her a secret letter.
    He asks Admiral Croft to be his go-between.


25. Why does Henry Tilney fall in love with Catherine Morland?
    She is the most beautiful woman in Bath.
    She is sweet, naive, and forthright, and she loves him.
    She is an heiress.
    She is his sister's friend, and he is grateful to her for making Eleanor's life less lonely.


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Compiled Jun 28 12