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Quiz about Manners in Fanny Burneys Evelina

Manners in Fanny Burney's "Evelina." Quiz

Often overlooked, this pre-Jane Austen novel is one of the very first novels written in English by a woman. I am discussing the breaches of etiquette in the novel.

A multiple-choice quiz by natalie92630. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
natalie92630

Time
7 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
155,024

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What enormous social faux pas does Evelina commit on her first evening out in London, in regards to Mr. Lovel? Hint

She dances with him, even though he is a stranger at a public assembly.

She dances with him, even though she knows he is married.

She refuses to dance with him, although Mrs. Mirivan tells her to.

She refuses to dance with him, and then accepts someone else.

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Falsehood is not more unjustifiable than unsafe," Evelina realizes at her next ball, when she errs again in an attempt to allude Sir Clement Willoughby. What does she do? Hint

She claims she is engaged for the dance already.

She tells him that Mrs. Mirivan has forbidden her to dance.

She says that her ankle is twisted.

She pretends she is deaf.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Evelina is continually shocked by the French manners of her Grandmother, Madame Duval. What is NOT something Madame Duval did that was unacceptable in England? Hint

She lay in bed while men were in the room.

She "painted" her face & wore hair pieces.

She refused to travel without her beau, M. Du Bois.

She gambled when playing cards.

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was NOT a factor that contributed to Evelina being taken home from the opera alone with Sir Clement in his carriage? Hint

She was avoiding her grandmother and cousins.

She didn't want to ride alone with Lord Orville.

She was unable to find Mrs. Mirivan.

Young women were not permitted to ride alone in hired chairs.

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Question 5 of 10

5. Lord Merton manages to disconcert Evelina during an evening at the tea-room. What breach of manners is he guilty of? Hint

He snips a lock of her hair without permission.

He pours her tea with his left hand.

He stares at her.

He sneezes without covering his nose.

6. In Lord Orville's response to Evelina's letter, he said, "Assure yourself that I desire nothing more ardently than to pour forth my thanks at your feet, and to offer those vows which are so justly the tribute of your charms and accomplishments."
Is Evelina glad to read this letter? Yes or no.

Yes

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Question 7 of 10

7. There are very set rules against a young woman making an "appointment" with a young man. How does Evelina finally manage time alone with Mr. Macartney while she is in Bristol? Hint

She meets him secretly in the Garden.

She never manages to meet him.

She invites him to Mrs. Beaumont's house.

Lord Orville arranges to have Mr. Macartney visit him, instead.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Mr. Villars finally becomes upset enough in the novel to warn Evelina, "Awake then, my dear, deluded child, awake to the sense of your danger, and exert yourself to avoid the evils with which it threatens you-- evils which, to a mind like yours, are most dreaded; secret repining, and concealed, yet consuming regret!"
To what danger is Mr. Villars eluding? Hint

Mme. Duval's threat to take Evelina to Paris with her.

Evelina's love of Lord Orville.

Sir Clement's designs upon her virtue.

The loaning of money to Mr. Macartney.

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Question 9 of 10

9. One of the most disturbing cases of worldliness and misogyny in the novel is in the form of a bet between Lord Merton and Mr. Coverly. What are the terms of the wager? Hint

Which one can steal a kiss from Evelina first.

A footrace between two 80-year-old women.

Who can frighten the women most in their phaetons.

A contest between which woman is the most foolish.

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Question 10 of 10

10. And one last note on rude misogyny in the book. Which of the following is NOT said about a woman in front of her face? Hint

"Deuce take me if I wish to hear a word of sense from a woman as long as I live!"

"You'll never again be so impertinent as to have a taste of your own before my face."

"I don't know what the devil a woman lives for after thirty: she is only in other folk's way."

"I would rather have a wife with no mind at all than one who must always be using it."

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What enormous social faux pas does Evelina commit on her first evening out in London, in regards to Mr. Lovel?

Answer: She refuses to dance with him, and then accepts someone else.

Because it was a "private" ball instead of a "public" one, Evelina can dance with a stranger if she pleases, but she refuses because Mr. Lovel asks her rudely. She doesn't realize that, according to the manners of the time, she was supposed to refuse all other partners, or risk offending him.

2. "Falsehood is not more unjustifiable than unsafe," Evelina realizes at her next ball, when she errs again in an attempt to allude Sir Clement Willoughby. What does she do?

Answer: She claims she is engaged for the dance already.

She also leads him to assume that her partner is going to be Lord Orville, and when Sir Willoughby confronts him with it, there is a bit of a fiasco. Evelina is most upset about appearing ill-bred in front of handsome Lord Orville: "...he must suppose me both bold and presuming. Make use of his name! What impertinence!"

3. Evelina is continually shocked by the French manners of her Grandmother, Madame Duval. What is NOT something Madame Duval did that was unacceptable in England?

Answer: She gambled when playing cards.

Madame Duval is always trying to educate Evelina in what she considers more sophisticated manners, to get rid of her "bumpkinish" air. Evelina is horrified.

4. What was NOT a factor that contributed to Evelina being taken home from the opera alone with Sir Clement in his carriage?

Answer: She didn't want to ride alone with Lord Orville.

Of course, Sir Clement took advantage of the situation to accost Evelina and frighten her out of her wits. After she relates the situation to Mr. Villars, he cautions her that "the passion he pretends for you has neither sincerity nor honour; the manner and the opportunities he has chosen to declare it, are bordering upon insult."

5. Lord Merton manages to disconcert Evelina during an evening at the tea-room. What breach of manners is he guilty of?

Answer: He stares at her.

Evelina is shocked that a "nobleman, accustomed, in all probability, to the first rank of company in the kingdom, from his earliest infancy, can possibly be deficient in good manners, however faulty in morals and principles!" She considers it worse than all the verbal and physical assaults to which Sir Clement constantly subjects her.

Answer: No

Although it sounds superficially complimentary, this is actually a very presumptious letter and very out of character for Lord Orville. It's so out of character, in fact, that Evelina and Mr. Villars are afraid he might have been intoxicated when he wrote it. The truth, however, is much more sinister...

7. There are very set rules against a young woman making an "appointment" with a young man. How does Evelina finally manage time alone with Mr. Macartney while she is in Bristol?

Answer: Lord Orville arranges to have Mr. Macartney visit him, instead.

What a complicated operation! Evelina must see Mr. Macartney, but cannot make any sort of secret rendez-vous with him without being guilty of a serious breach of etiquette, but neither can she invite him into a home where she is only a guest. Saintly Lord Orville saves the day by inviting Mr. Macartney over, then conveniently leaving them alone together.

Answer: Evelina's love of Lord Orville.

Because Lord Orville is so far above Evelina in wealth and consequence, there is little to no chance that he will marry her. Therefore, Evelina loving him can only lead to two equally disastrous outcomes: either he will be gentlemanly and break her heart, or he will not be a gentleman and "ruin" her.

9. One of the most disturbing cases of worldliness and misogyny in the novel is in the form of a bet between Lord Merton and Mr. Coverly. What are the terms of the wager?

Answer: A footrace between two 80-year-old women.

When one of the women falls, too frail to finish the race, Mr. Coverly "swore at her with unmanly rage, and seemed scarce able to refrain even from striking her." Lord Merton prevented Evelina from going to help her, because that would be "foul play."

10. And one last note on rude misogyny in the book. Which of the following is NOT said about a woman in front of her face?

Answer: "I would rather have a wife with no mind at all than one who must always be using it."

The men in the novel can be cleanly separated into two catagories: those who are "good" men and are respectful to women (Mr. Villars, Lord Orville, etc) and "bad" men who are rude to women (Sir Clement, Lord Merton, etc.)

Thank you for taking my quiz! If you haven't read "Evelina," I strongly recommend it!

Source: Author natalie92630

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