Jane Austen Trivia Quizzes

  Jane Austen's Men 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, pagiedamon, Dec 03 17 Who doesn't love the dashing men from Jane Austen's novels? Take this quiz and see how well you know them!
Recommended for grades: 11,12

  Jane Austen's Characters 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, Elanor, Feb 04 17 Don't get me wrong, I love Jane Austen's novels. But there are certain types of character that appear in more that one of her works. How well do you know her characters?

  Jane Austen's Introductions 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, Fifiona81, Jul 24 17 Jane Austen managed to match up and marry off quite a few couples during the course of her six completed novels. Take this quiz to find out how much you remember about the circumstances around how they first met.

  Suitors, Admirers, and Beaux in Jane Austen 25 questions
Average, 25 Qns, robynraymer, Aug 30 20 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).

  For Jane Austen Fans 20 questions
Tough, 20 Qns, alirho17, Apr 21 17 A wide range of questions on all of Jane Austen's books and a few on her life.

  Jane Austen's Sibling Sets 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, Fifiona81, Mar 05 18 All of Jane Austen's heroes and heroines had at least one brother or sister. Can you match each set of siblings with the surname they shared (at least until some of the sisters got married)?
Recommended for grades: 11,12

  Jane Austen Major Works 25 questions
Average, 25 Qns, alirho17, Aug 21 10 A broad range of questions covering Jane Austen's six major novels. Some are easy, some more challenging.

  Polite Intercourse in Jane Austen Novels 15 questions
Average, 15 Qns, robynraymer, Jun 03 04 I'll give you a line of dialogue from one of the six main JA novels. You find the character who said it or wrote it in a letter. Good luck! PS--please join Friends Group #116, the Jane Austen Lovers group (see homepage).

  Jane Austen's Ladies 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, Fifiona81, Feb 01 17 This quiz is about those ladies in Jane Austen's works who actually held the title of 'Lady'.
Recommended for grades: 11,12

  Jane Austen's Great Estates 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, Fifiona81, Sep 21 17 The lines "Thou art not, Penshurst, built to envious show, / Of touch or marble; nor canst boast a row" open Ben Jonson's 'To Penshurst', an archetypal country house poem. This quiz is about country houses (not called Penshurst) in works by Austen.

  Jane Austen's Military Men 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, Fifiona81, Feb 22 16 In Jane Austen's England there was a limited list of respectable career options available to young men from the upper classes - one of which was the armed forces. How much do you know about the military men who appeared in her novels?

  Twisted Sisters in Jane Austen novels 15 questions
Average, 15 Qns, Janeite, Apr 12 20 Jane Austen enjoyed ridiculous characters and was adept at sketching them in her novels. She usually provides us with at least one very silly, arrogant or otherwise twisted sister in every novel. This quiz is about them.

  Jane Austen Characters Whom We Love to Hate 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, robynraymer, Jun 03 04 Jane Austen had a genius for creating unsympathetic but funny characters. I hope you enjoy revisiting them. And please join Friends Group #116, the Jane Austen Lovers group (see homepage).

  Jane Austen's Real-Life Locations 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, Fifiona81, Jul 14 18 Jane Austen's characters occasionally travelled to real-life locations in England. Can you match up the events that occurred in one of these places with the novel in which they appeared or were mentioned?
Recommended for grades: 11,12

  From Mr. Collins to Mr. Woodhouse 20 questions
Average, 20 Qns, robynraymer, Nov 22 05 I'll mention 3 or more Austen characters (chosen from all 6 novels). You have to figure out what they have in common. PS--please join Friends Group #116, the Jane Austen Lovers group (see homepage).

  Jane Austen's Rich Young Women 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, Fifiona81, Nov 19 17 "It is a truth universally acknowledged", that quite a few of Jane Austen's young female characters were "in possession of a good fortune" and therefore "in want of a" husband. Here's some questions about them.
Recommended for grades: 11,12

  Weary Ankles, Dirty Stockings 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, robynraymer, Feb 26 16 JA characters take numerous short walks, long journeys, and 'turns about the room.' This quiz asks why. PS--please join Friends Group #116, the Jane Austen Lovers group (see homepage).

  Letters in Jane Austen's Major Works 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, Janeite, Aug 10 08 In many of her novels, Jane Austen sometimes turned plot lines by using the device of letter writing. Following are questions about some letters found in her major works. You only need to know who wrote each letter, and to whom. Have fun!
Recommended for grades: 11,12

  From the Darcys to the Wentworths 15 questions
Average, 15 Qns, robynraymer, Jul 12 08 I give you the name of a JA character. You identify the person this character ends up marrying or the character he or she married before the book action begins. PS--please join Friends Group #116, the Jane Austen Lovers group (see homepage).

  Jane Austen's Clergymen 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, Fifiona81, Nov 25 18 In Jane Austen's England there was a limited list of respectable career options available to young men from the upper classes - one of which was the church. How much do you know about the clergymen who appeared in her novels?

  Jane Austen books 10 questions
Easier, 10 Qns, murfinator, Oct 23 15 This quiz is about Jane Austen books.

  Jane Austen's Works 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, KGW1983, Dec 22 20 I hope you enjoy this quiz, just as much as I've enjoyed making it!

  Kissing Cousins and Family Trees 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, skylarb, May 26 16 The family relationships in Jane Austen's novels can be complex. Cousins, particularly, abound. How much do you know about the family trees of Jane Austen's characters? Answer these multiple choice questions.

  Regency Rogues 15 questions
Average, 15 Qns, janeross, Nov 07 03 In most Jane Austen novels, there is a villain who has designs on the heroine. This quiz is about the 'baddies' in three of my favourite Austen novels. I hope you enjoy it.

  Locations in the Novels of Jane Austen 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, Janeite, Mar 22 06 Ask a real estate agent and he'll tell you it's all about location! Here is a mix of locations in Jane Austen's various novels and in the lives of her characters. I hope you enjoy this quiz, I tried to make it fun and informative.

  Men in Jane Austen 15 questions
Tough, 15 Qns, tayl0rina, Mar 10 10 This quiz is on the men in my five favourite Jane Austen books - "Pride and Prejudice", "Sense and Sensibility", "Emma", "Mansfield Park" and "Persuasion."

  From Netherfield to Uppercross 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, robynraymer, Aug 06 05 I give you a character's name. You find his or her home. PS--please join Friends Group #116, the Jane Austen Lovers group (see homepage).

  Jane Austen's Very Minor Characters 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, ShazParrett, Dec 04 05 So you know "Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility". What about the other 4 finished works? In which books do the following very minor characters appear or get mentioned? (Based on texts, not films.)

  Cutting the Rug 10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Jun 07 14 Many of Jane Austen's novels are constructed round a pivotal ball or sequence of balls, which provide a resolution of the plot or an epiphany for a major character or characters. Take your partners for the next quiz.