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Jane Austen's "Persuasion" Trivia Quiz

This quiz is on the 1995 Jane Austen film "Persuasion."

A multiple-choice quiz by Stonewallfan. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
Stonewallfan

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
229,908

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
623

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who are Anne's two sisters? Hint

Sophia and Phoebe

Fanny and Jane

Mary and Elizabeth

Louisa and Henrietta

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who are the Musgrove sisters? Hint

Elizabeth and Mary

Henrietta and Louisa

Phoebe and Henrietta

Fanny and Louisa

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these ladies is already married at the beginning of the film? Hint

Mary Musgrove

Henrietta Musgrove

Elizabeth Elliot

Phoebe Benwick

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who has acted as mother to the Elliot sisters, ever since their mother died? Hint

Lady Croft

Lady Dalrymple

Lady Russell

Lady Catherine

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following is the happiest married couple? Hint

Admiral and Mrs. Croft

Captain and Mrs. Hayter

Mr. and Mrs. Musgrove

Mr. and Mrs. Bennet

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these men has a great love for poetry? Hint

Captain Benwick

Admiral Croft

Charles Musgrove

Charles Hayter

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these ladies is involved in looking up ship names at the dinner table one night? Hint

Anne

Sophia

Mary

Louisa

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who finds Anne "very much altered"? Hint

Lady Dalrymple

Charles Musgrove

Captain Wentworth

Mrs. Croft

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these ladies marries Captain Benwick? Hint

Mary

Anne

Louisa

Elizabeth

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Question 10 of 10

10. To whom is Anne married at the end of the film? Hint

Charles Hayter

Captain Benwick

Captain Wentworth

Sir Charles Rudland

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who are Anne's two sisters?

Answer: Mary and Elizabeth

The three sisters do not get along well. Anne is quiet, gracious, and kind, but her sisters are not. Mary is a hypochondriac who is always complaining and blaming others for things. Elizabeth snubs Anne and makes her feel very unwanted.

2. Who are the Musgrove sisters?

Answer: Henrietta and Louisa

Louisa flirts with Captain Frederick Wentworth, but ends up marrying Captain Benwick. Henrietta marries her cousin, Charles Hayter.

3. Which of these ladies is already married at the beginning of the film?

Answer: Mary Musgrove

Mary is married to Charles Musgrove. They live in Uppercross and have two sons who are often rowdy and out of control. Mary's relationship with her husband is a rocky one.

4. Who has acted as mother to the Elliot sisters, ever since their mother died?

Answer: Lady Russell

It is Lady Russell who persuaded Anne not to marry Captain Wentworth when Anne is a teenager. In the movie, Lady Russell tries again to persuade Anne to forget the captain, but it is impossible.

5. Which of the following is the happiest married couple?

Answer: Admiral and Mrs. Croft

During one scene, Mrs. Croft tells Anne how much she enjoys being at sea, just because it means being with her husband, the Admiral. Mrs. Croft accompanies the Admiral on nearly all his voyages, and sorely misses him when she does not. Unlike the Musgroves, the Crofts are a very happy couple.

6. Which of these men has a great love for poetry?

Answer: Captain Benwick

Captain Benwick is full of sorrow and bitterness. Anne Elliot comforts him and encourages him to find reason to live again. She helps to bring him out of his shell by quoting poetry with him.

7. Which of these ladies is involved in looking up ship names at the dinner table one night?

Answer: Louisa

Captain Frederick Wentworth is recounting the various ships he has sailed upon, and Louisa and Henrietta are looking each one up in a book and reading its description. Anne sits quietly by in this scene.

8. Who finds Anne "very much altered"?

Answer: Captain Wentworth

The first encounter of Wentworth with Anne is nearly eight years after their breakup, when Anne had refused Wentworth's hand in marriage. This encounter is awkward, and afterwards, Wentworth tells Louisa that he finds Anne "very much altered" from what he remembers of her.

9. Which of these ladies marries Captain Benwick?

Answer: Louisa

Louisa falls from a high staircase and greatly injures her legs and back. During her recovery, she and Captain Benwick fall in love and become engaged.

10. To whom is Anne married at the end of the film?

Answer: Captain Wentworth

Captain Wentworth proposes to Anne through a letter which he leaves with her. After reading it, she rushes out of the house to find him. She excitedly accepts his proposal, and the last scene shows the married couple aboard Wentworth's ship.

Source: Author Stonewallfan

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