1) Round 1: Who, how and what? Who is Mr Bennet’s favourite daughter? a) Jane b) Elizabeth c) Mary 2) Who is Mr Collins’ patroness, also Darcy’s aunt? a) Lady Catherine De Bourgh b) Mrs Gardiner c) Mrs Lucas 3) How does Darcy insult Elizabeth at the first meeting? a) He says Kitty is ugly b) He says her mother is common c) He says she is not pretty enough to dance with 4) Who does Caroline Bingley want to marry? a) Mr Collins b) Mr Darcy c) Mr Wickham 5) Who does Caroline want her brother to marry? a) Jane Bennet b) Charlotte Lucas c) Darcy's sister, Georgiana 6) What three things does Darcy begin to admire about Elizabeth? a) Her eyes, her figure and her manner b) Her eyes, her feet and her manner c) Her eyes, her nose and her manner 7) Name one thing which go towards being 'accomplished'. a) playing a musical instrument b) speaking French c) reading 8) How does Darcy know Wickham? a) They are half-brothers b) They went to boarding school together c) Wickham is the son of his father's steward 9) What is the name of the house Bingley is renting? a) Pemberley b) Netherfield c) Longbourn 10) What is the name of the nearest town? a) Newton b) Longbourne c) Meryton 11) Round 2: Who am I describing? ‘so odd a mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humour, reserve, and caprice’ (p.7) a) Mr Bennet b) Mrs Bennet c) Mary 12) ‘good-looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy unaffected manners’ (p.12) a) Mr Bennet b) Mr Darcy c) Mr Bingley 13) 'a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous’ a) Jane Bennet b) Lydia Bennet c) Elizabeth Bennet 14) ‘he was discovered to be proud; to be above his company, and above being pleased’ (p.10) a) Mr Darcy b) Mr Bingley c) Lord Lucas 15) ‘very fine ladies; not deficient in good humour when they were pleased, nor in the power of being agreeable when they chose it, but proud and conceited’ a) The Bennet sisters b) The Bingley sisters c) The Lucas sisters 16) “a great deal too apt, you know, to like people in general” a) Jane Bennet b) Mr Darcy c) Caroline Bingley 17) ‘a woman of mean understanding, little information and, uncertain temper’ (p.7) a) Mrs Bennet b) Lady Catherine De Bourgh c) Mrs Hurst 18) ‘all the best part of beauty, a fine countenance, a good figure and a very pleasing address’ a) Elizabeth Bennet b) Mr Bingley c) Mr Wickham 19) ‘not a sensible man’ a) Mr Bennet b) Mr Collins c) Mr Wickham 20) “superior to the handsomest of her sex…unfortunately of a sickly constitution” ’ a) Miss Anne De Bourgh b) Charlotte Lucas c) Mary Bennet 21) Round 3: General questions What century was the novel written in? a) 17th b) 18th c) 19th 22) Why is Mrs Bennet so worried about the girls getting married? a) Because they are so ugly b) Because the estate is entailed to Mr Collins c) Because they are so young 23) Why does Charlotte marry Mr Collins? a) Because he is intelligent b) For security and status c) For love 24) Whereabouts in London is Gracechurch street? a) Cheapside b) Greenwich c) Islington 25) What is a single man in possession of a large fortune believed to want? a) a mistress b) a dog c) a wife 26) What does the following word mean: implacable a) strong feelings b) unbreakable c) implication 27) What does the following word mean: amiable a) annoying b) gorgeous c) pleasant and friendly 28) What does the following word mean: countenance a) good at maths b) appearance/expression c) attractive 29) What does the following word mean: reprehensible a) uninviting b) unforgiveable c) unacceptable 30) What does the following word mean: rashness a) diseased b) quick c) careless or thoughtless

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