How Much Do You Know About Jane Austen?
Test your knowledge about the author's life with this trivia quiz!
- 1.On what day was Jane Austen born?
- A.
December 1st, 1775
- B.
December 16th, 1785
- C.
December 16th, 1775
- D.
April 23, 1762
- 2.What was Jane Austen's mother's first name?
- A.
Cassandra
- B.
Anne
- C.
Jane
- D.
Mary
- 3.What was Jane's father's occupation?
- A.
Rector
- B.
Farmer
- C.
Lawyer
- D.
Newspaper editor
- 4.How many siblings did Jane have?
- A.
Eight
- B.
Seven
- C.
Six
- D.
Fifteen
- 5.In which order were Jane Austen's novels published?
- A.
Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Mansfield Park, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion
- B.
Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion
- C.
Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, Emma, Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion
- D.
Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion
- 6.Jane's elder sister Cassandra (her confidante) was engaged to a young man who died before they could marry. What was his name?
- A.
John Musgrove
- B.
Tom Lefroy
- C.
Tom Fowle
- D.
Fitzwilliam Darcy
- 7.What was the name of the young man who proposed to Jane when she was 27?
- A.
Harris Bigg-Wither
- B.
Tom Lefroy
- C.
Reginald Bigg-Wither
- D.
Sir Percy Blakeney
- 8.Which of the following of Jane's novels was NOT left incomplete?
- A.
The Watsons
- B.
Lady Susan
- C.
Sanditon
- D.
The Tale of the Two Bad Mice
- 9.Which of the following did Jane Austen say (in one of her letters) about her heroine Emma Woodhouse?
- A.
"With all dear little Emma's faults, you know she is an excellent creature."
- B.
"I do not want people to find her agreeable, as it will save me the trouble of liking them."
- C.
"I must confess that I think her as delightful a character as ever appeared in print, and how I shall be able to tolerate those who do not like her at least, I do not know."
- D.
"I am going to take a heroine whom no-one but myself will much like."
- 10.How old was Jane Austen when she died?
- A.
108
- B.
39
- C.
42
- D.
41
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