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Quiz about Georgette Heyer Sylvester or the Wicked Uncle

Georgette Heyer - Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle Quiz

So, you fancy yourself a fan of Georgette Heyer? Put your knowledge to test and see if you are worthy of the name.

A multiple-choice quiz by bazolian. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
bazolian

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
332,487

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
287

Last 3 plays: Guest 171 (8/10), Guest 2 (9/10), Guest 151 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Sylvester is not pleased with his godmother, the dowager Lady Ingham, for being a tactless matchmaker, so he chooses an ambiguous venue to meet Lord Marlow in order to make his intentions less obvious. Where does Sylvester meet Phoebe's father, Lord Marlow, during a hunting party? Hint

Austerby

Blandford Park

Melton Mobray

Hardwick Hall

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Question 2 of 10

2. Under the offices of Phoebe's governess, Miss Battery, Phoebe's novel is sent to press. What is the name of the publishing firm which published Miss Phoebe Marlow's novel "The Lost Heir"? Hint

Fortnum & Mason

Norman & Shaw

Newsham & Otley

Guilford & Hendry

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Question 3 of 10

3. Sylvester is convinced by Lord Marlow to visit his home but things go awry and the Duke takes his leave. What were the circumstances of Sylvester and Phoebe's next meeting? Hint

On her way to visit a sick Mrs. Orde.

At her grandmother's, the dowager lady Ingham.

At Almack's, where he cuts her.

At Mrs. Scalling's Inn, on the road to London upon Tom Orde's curricle being overturned.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where was Sir Nugent Fotherby's traveling party waylaid for a few days upon leaving England? Hint

The Hotel Moulin sur Mer in Etape, France.

None of these, they went straight away to Paris.

The Hotel Poisson Rouge in Abbeville, France

The Pelican Hotel in Amiens, France.

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who is NOT one of the five choices of debutantes whom Sylvester told his mother he thought he could "bear to spend a large part of his life"? Hint

Miss Eugenia Wrexham

Lady Mary Thorington

Miss Sophia Bellerby

Lady Jane Saxby

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Question 6 of 10

6. Phoebe immediately befriends Sylvester's favorite cousin Georgina Newbury. What did the Duke of Salford provide for Phoebe Marlow in London, under the guise that it belongs to his cousin Mrs. Newbury? Hint

A lapdog named Dook

A parrot named Babble

A cat named Trusty

A mare named Firefly

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Raynes are very wealthy and Sylvester is undoubtedly the most eligible catch this season. Where is the Duke of Salford's family seat? Hint

Leicestershire

Hertfordshire

Kent

Derbyshire

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Question 8 of 10

8. When Sylvester visits Lady Ingham and Phoebe in London, she regales him with stories she thinks will delight him. Upon arriving London, whom did Alice think had more the bearing of a duke and consequently impressed her more than Sylvester? Hint

Horwich, Lady Ingham's butler.

Sir Henry Halford, Lady Ingham's physician.

Lord William Rayne, Sylvester's uncle.

Lord Harry Rayne, Sylvester's Twin brother.

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Question 9 of 10

9. After the Castlereaghs's ball, Lady Ingham is incommunicado. Why was Lady Ingham taking Phoebe to Paris? Hint

Until the ton forgets about the scandal of Phoebe as the authoress of "The Lost Heir".

Sir Henry recommended that she changes air for her chronic illness.

To get her a new trousseau since Lady Marlow was not a connoisseur of fashion.

To visit her friend Mrs. Irthing.

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Question 10 of 10

10. It is no secret that Sylvester and Lady Henry never rubbed together well. Which of the following is NOT one of the many reasons for Sylvester's dislike of Lady Ianthe Rayne? Hint

She never loved Lord Harry.

She did not wait long enough to reenter society after Harry's death.

She was frivolous and a poor mother for Edmond.

She chooses to marry the worst fribble, man-milliner in England.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Blandford Park

Blandford Park is the seat of the Duke of Beaufort, both Lord Marlow and Sylvester's friend. Lord Marlow is an accomplished horseman which earns him Sylvester's respect.

2. Under the offices of Phoebe's governess, Miss Battery, Phoebe's novel is sent to press. What is the name of the publishing firm which published Miss Phoebe Marlow's novel "The Lost Heir"?

Answer: Newsham & Otley

Miss Sybilla Battery is related to Mr. Guilbert Otley but is looking only after Phoebe's interests.

3. Sylvester is convinced by Lord Marlow to visit his home but things go awry and the Duke takes his leave. What were the circumstances of Sylvester and Phoebe's next meeting?

Answer: At Mrs. Scalling's Inn, on the road to London upon Tom Orde's curricle being overturned.

Tom and Phoebe met with an accident occasioned by a donkey which Trusty, Mr. Orde's spirited horse, took in aversion which led to the curricle being overturned.

4. Where was Sir Nugent Fotherby's traveling party waylaid for a few days upon leaving England?

Answer: The Hotel Poisson Rouge in Abbeville, France

Phoebe and Tom are inadvertently taken to sea on board of the Fotherby packet. The magnificent convoy led by Nugent and Ianthe's fairytale carriage had to stop on the way to Paris because Ianthe was very ill and poor Edmund was overset by motion sickness.

5. Who is NOT one of the five choices of debutantes whom Sylvester told his mother he thought he could "bear to spend a large part of his life"?

Answer: Miss Eugenia Wrexham

Sylvester decides he must marry and desires his mother to opine on the season's debutantes on the marriage-mart.

Answer: A mare named Firefly

Knowing Phoebe would refuse such a gift from him, Sylvester arranged for a spirited mare to suit Phoebe, a notable whip as opposed to the "job horse" she was forced to ride for lack of better in London.

7. The Raynes are very wealthy and Sylvester is undoubtedly the most eligible catch this season. Where is the Duke of Salford's family seat?

Answer: Leicestershire

Chance is in Leicestershire where Sylvester posts immediately upon learning that Lady Ianthe was in London and therefore leaving his mother, the Duchess of Salford, alone back in Leiscestershire.

Answer: Horwich, Lady Ingham's butler.

Horwich is so haughty that Alice feels he more answers to her notion of being a duke than Sylvester.

9. After the Castlereaghs's ball, Lady Ingham is incommunicado. Why was Lady Ingham taking Phoebe to Paris?

Answer: Until the ton forgets about the scandal of Phoebe as the authoress of "The Lost Heir".

Lady Ingham feared that Phoebe would be ostracized by the ton after it had been revealed that she authored "The Lost Heir" where she parodied many members of that exalted circle.

10. It is no secret that Sylvester and Lady Henry never rubbed together well. Which of the following is NOT one of the many reasons for Sylvester's dislike of Lady Ianthe Rayne?

Answer: She never loved Lord Harry.

If we had to list all of the reasons Sylvester and Ianthe disliked one another, the list would be endless.

Source: Author bazolian

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