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Quiz about  British Classical Women Writers
Quiz about  British Classical Women Writers

British Classical Women Writers Quiz


This quiz concerns the lives and works of women writers.

A multiple-choice quiz by nutter2002. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
nutter2002
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
94,193
Updated
Oct 01 22
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
1622
Last 3 plays: Guest 194 (7/15), Guest 78 (14/15), Guest 82 (15/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Which George Eliot novel is subtitled 'A Study Of Provincial Life'? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Which Austen novel was originally called 'First Impressions'? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Whom does Emma take under her wing in the novel of the same name? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Which Austen novel was first called 'Elinor and Marianne'? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Which author's novels, "Persuasion" and "Northanger Abbey", were published posthumously? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Who are Sir Walter Elliot's three daughters in 'Persuasion'? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. In 'Mansfield Park', what is the name of the heroine? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. In which Austen novel does the reader meet Catherine Morland? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. In 'Jane Eyre', what is the name of the school based on Cowan Bridge where Charlotte Bronte's sisters contracted the consumption from which they died? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Of the Bronte sisters that survived to adulthood, which was the eldest? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Which pseudonyms did the Bronte sisters use when they published a collection of poems in 1846? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Which two novels did Anne Bronte write? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. In 'Wuthering Heights', whom does Heathcliff marry? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Which author of 'Cranford' wrote the 'Life of Charlotte Bronte' in 1857? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. What is the title of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's 'Tale of horror'? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which George Eliot novel is subtitled 'A Study Of Provincial Life'?

Answer: 'Middlemarch'

Mary Ann Evans, aka George Eliot, was born in 1819 and died in 1880.
2. Which Austen novel was originally called 'First Impressions'?

Answer: 'Pride and Prejudice'

'Pride and Prejudice' was published in 1813.
3. Whom does Emma take under her wing in the novel of the same name?

Answer: Harriet Smith

'Emma' was published in 1816.
4. Which Austen novel was first called 'Elinor and Marianne'?

Answer: 'Sense and Sensibility'

This novel was published in 1811, although it was written much earlier.
5. Which author's novels, "Persuasion" and "Northanger Abbey", were published posthumously?

Answer: Jane Austen

Jane Austen died in July 1817. Her novels, "Persuasion" and "Northanger Abbey", were published as a set the following year.
6. Who are Sir Walter Elliot's three daughters in 'Persuasion'?

Answer: Elizabeth, Anne, Mary

Elizabeth was born June 1, 1785, Anne was born August 9, 1787, and Mary was born November 20, 1791. 'Persuasion' was published posthumously.
7. In 'Mansfield Park', what is the name of the heroine?

Answer: Fanny Price

'Mansfield Park' was published in 1814.
8. In which Austen novel does the reader meet Catherine Morland?

Answer: 'Northanger Abbey'

This novel was published posthumously, along with 'Persuasion', in 1818.
9. In 'Jane Eyre', what is the name of the school based on Cowan Bridge where Charlotte Bronte's sisters contracted the consumption from which they died?

Answer: Lowood

'Brocklehurst' is the name of an inn in the book. 'Millcote' is the name of the town. 'Eppingham' has nothing to do with Jane Eyre; it's a surname.
10. Of the Bronte sisters that survived to adulthood, which was the eldest?

Answer: Charlotte

Anne and Emily died young of TB, or consumption.
11. Which pseudonyms did the Bronte sisters use when they published a collection of poems in 1846?

Answer: Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell

To get the poems published, they used pseudonyms of men.
12. Which two novels did Anne Bronte write?

Answer: 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall', 'Agnes Grey'

'Jane Eyre' was written by Charlotte Bronte, 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte.
13. In 'Wuthering Heights', whom does Heathcliff marry?

Answer: Isabella

But he was in love with Catherine, Cathy's mother.
14. Which author of 'Cranford' wrote the 'Life of Charlotte Bronte' in 1857?

Answer: Elizabeth Gaskell

Mrs. Gaskell also wrote 'Cousin Phillis', 'Mary Barton', and 'North and South'.
15. What is the title of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's 'Tale of horror'?

Answer: 'Frankenstein'

'Heart of Darkness' is a colonial novel by Joseph Conrad. 'Crime and Punishment' was written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. 'Bleak House' is by Charles Dickens.
Source: Author nutter2002

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