Pride And Prejudice Quiz: Will You Marry Happily?
In this quiz centred on Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”, we’ll be looking at how you would have fared if placed in the same situations as protagonist Elizabeth Bennet. Will you marry and live happily ever after?
- 1.Your name is Elizabeth Bennet and you are one of five sisters. Your mother desperately wants for all of you to find a good man to marry, so when two young gentlemen by the names of Charles Bingley and Fitzwilliam Darcy come into the neighbourhood, she is quick to pounce on the opportunity and finds a way for you to meet them. You are going to attend a ball at which Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley will be present. Which dress do you choose to wear?
- A.
A pink dress
- B.
A yellow dress
- C.
A white dress
- D.
A green dress
- 2.The Ball was a great success, Bingley turns out to be an incredibly admirable man, who immediately hits it off with your eldest sister, Jane. However, his friend, Mr. Darcy, is quite the opposite, he is obnoxious and rude, and even went so far as to say that you were “not handsome enough” for him. Jane decides to visit Mr. Bingley’s estate, Netherfield, but your mother convinces her to ride there as that way she might become sick. Surprisingly enough, she does. What do you decide to do?
- A.
Walk all the way to Netherfield to attend to your sister
- B.
Send a letter to her demanding her to come home
- C.
Choose to just stay home and wait until she is better
- D.
Wait a few days until you can use the carriage and then go up
- 3.Soon after the ordeal at Netherfield, your cousin, Mr. Collins, visits your family. Mr. Collins is a young clergyman who is very pompous and greasy man, but your mother insists you be nice to him as he is entailed to your father’s estate. He is looking for a wife and his eyes were first on your older sister, Jane, but when he finds out she is already taken he takes interest in you. A couple of days later he proposes to you. What do you do?
- A.
Accept his offer of marriage.
- B.
Decline politely.
- C.
Say you will think about it.
- D.
State you never plan on marrying anyone in your life.
- 4.Meanwhile, some militia offices have been stationed in a nearby town and you begin to become friendly with a few of them, especially one by the name of George Wickham. You find out that Wickham had been tricked out of his inheritance by Darcy, causing you to dislike Darcy even further. Additionally you find out from an unexpected letter from Bingley’s sister, that the Bingley’s and Mr. Darcy have left Netherfield and do not expect to return in the nearby future. You are quite pleased about this as it means you will not encounter Darcy anymore, however it has left Jane, and not to mention your mother, very grief-stricken. What do you decide to do about this?
- A.
Nothing except for feeling relieved that Darcy left.
- B.
Convince the whole family to move to London as well.
- C.
Persuade Jane to go by herself in pursuit of Bingley.
- D.
Try and make Jane forget about Bingley by hanging around more with the officers.
- 5.In spring you visit Mr. Collins, who (if you refused his marriage proposal) has now married one of your dear friends, Charlotte Lucas. There you meet with Mr. Collins patron, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, who is also Darcy’s aunt. To your horror, a few days later, Darcy decides to come visit Lady Catherine de Bourgh, which forces you to spend more time with him. Then out of nowhere, he proposes to you. What is your answer?
- A.
“I can tell that the feeling’s you expressed for me are truthful and from the heart, but it would be against my own feelings if I were to accept your offer.”
- B.
“You could not have made me an offer of your hand in any possible way that would have tempted me to accept it.”
- C.
“My apologies but I am already engaged to Mr. Collins.”
- D.
You do not speak, instead you just stare at him silently and then turn and run away.
- 6.You receive a letter from Darcy explaining everything to you, including why he convinced Bingley to move away and all the lies Wickham had been telling. You now return home to find out that the militia are leaving town soon. Your youngest sister, Lydia is so desperate, that she convinces your father to let her stay a nearby town where the regiment will be stationed. Then you go on holiday with some of your relatives and whilst you are away you receive news that Lydia has eloped with Wickham. What do you do?
- A.
Go in search for Wickham and try and convince him to marry you instead of Lydia.
- B.
Nothing, you are already married to Mr. Collins, it does not affect you anymore.
- C.
Return home immediately and try to stop this causing too much disgrace for your family.
- D.
Just wait until it all blows over and continue enjoying your holiday.
- 7.Wickham agrees to marry Lydia after he is paid by a mysterious hero who turns out to be none other than Mr. Darcy. Meanwhile, Bingley returns to Netherfield and proposes to Jane, who accepts. Lady Catherine de Bourgh also pays a visit and tries to convince you to refuse Darcy if he was to propose again, however you reply that you will not promise anything against your own happiness. You go on a walk in the gardens with Darcy and he confesses to you that he is still in love with you and still wants to marry you. What do you choose to do?
- A.
Refuse him, you are already married to Collins.
- B.
Refuse him, you are planning on marrying Wickham.
- C.
Refuse him, once again, you never plan on marrying anyone your whole life.
- D.
Accept his proposal and live a happy life!! :)
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