QB for I BA English - Fiction - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - 2021

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

BISHOP HEBER COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)

TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 620 017

I B.A. English                                 Semester II                         Course: Fiction               

Unit II:

Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen

51.   The famous opening line of Pride and Prejudice is “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a ___.”

a. money       b.wealth        c.name       d. Wife

52. Name the village where the   Bennet family lived

            a. Pemberely            b. Longbourn         c. Rosings     d.  London

53. Mr. Gardiner was a _______

            a. doctor                    b. carpenter              c. merchant  d. lawyer

54.  What is the name of Darcy’s estate?

            a. Longbourn           b. Pemberely          c. Rosings     d. London

55.  Who is Lady Catherine de Bourgh?

            a. wife                        b. aunt    c. sister          d. niece

56. Darcy gets attracted to Elizabeth’s ________

            a. wit                          b. smile    c. eyes     d. braveness

57.  Darcy finds Lydia and _______ in London

            a. Bennet                  b. Wickham       c.  Gardiner              d. Collins

58.  Who is the youngest of the Bennet sisters?

            a. Lydia                     b. Catherine        c. Mary       d. Elizabeth

59.  ________ pays to Wickham making him to marry Lydia.

            a. Gardiner               b. Collins              c. Bennet                   d. Darcy

60.   Who is Elizabeth’s best friend?

            a. Charlotte Lucas   b. Lydia          c.  Lady Catherine    d. Mrs. Collins

61.   In the first ball Mr. Bingley dances with _______

            a. Elizabeth              b. Jane           c. Mary          d. Mrs. Bennet

62. Mr. Collins is a _______

            a. carpenter              b. doctor       c. clergyman           b. merchant 

63.  _____ is a poor daughter of a local knight

            a.  Lydia         b. Charlotte Lucas    c.Miss. Bingley        d. Catherine

64.  Mr. Collins proposes to ______

            a. Jane            b. Elizabeth          c. Lydia                      d.Mary

65.  Who tells Elizabeth that Darcy cheated him out of an inheritance?

            a. Mr. Collins   b. Mr. Bennet    c. Mr. Bingley         d. Wickham

66.  ________ behaves rudely to Jane when she visits London

            a. Charlotte              b. Lydia          c. Miss Bingley   d. Catherine

67.  Why did Jane stay for a long time in Mr. Bingleys’ estate?

            a. for she proposed to Bingley

            b. Bingley’s sister wanted her to stay

            c. She became sick

            d.  She loved the estate.

68.   Elizabeth’s feelings towards Darcy changes because _____

            a. he sends flowers

            b. he sends gifts

            c. he sends a letter revealing the truth

            d. he proposes to her

69.  Why did Mr. Collins come to Longbourn?

            a. to work in a church

            b. to look for a wife

            c. to inherit the estate

            d. to spend his holiday

70.  Which of the Bennet sisters hate social events?

            a. Jane            b. Mary         c. Lydia          d. Elizabeth

71. Mrs. Bennet’s favorite daughter is ______

a. Jane            b. Mary          c. Lydia         d. Elizabeth

72.  Who is the most sensible and intelligent of the five Bennet daughters?

            a. Jane            b. Mary          c. Lydia          d. Elizabeth

73.  ______ is the most beautiful of the Bennet daughters?

            a. Jane           b. Mary          c. Lydia          d. Elizabeth

74.  Who does not care about class differences?

            a. Collins       b, Darcy         c. Bingley     d. Wickham

75.  Who has a great skill in playing the piano?

            a. Georgiana Darcy          b. Lydia          c. Mary          d. Jane

76.Mr. Bennet’s estate is entailed to Mr. Collins because

a. Mr. Bennet is Mr. Collins’s father

b.Mr. Bennet owes Mr. Collins money

c.Mr. Bennet was once married to Mr. Collins’s mother

d.Mr. Collins is Mr. Bennet’s closest male heir

77. To which Bennet sister does Mr. Collins propose marriage?

a. Elizabethb.  Kitty   c. Lydia   d. Mary

78. Where do Darcy and Elizabeth first meet?

a.At a local ballb. At Netherfield c.At Pemberley    d.In a shop in Meryton

79. Which of the following is revealed in Darcy’s letter to Elizabeth?

a.Darcy’s desire to have his sister marry Wickham

b.Darcy’s dislike of Mr. Collins

c.Darcy’s innocence regarding Wickham’s situation

d.Darcy’s lack of love for Elizabeth

80. Who does Elizabeth believe is primarily responsible for Bingley’s lack of attentions to Jane?

a. Charlotte    b.Georgiana    c.His mother   d.His sisters

81.Lydia and Wickham's elopement distresses Elizabeth because

a. Lydia is so young

b.she herself was in love with Wickham

c.the scandal will permanently disgrace the Bennet family

d.Wickham has no income

82. Who is instrumental in bringing about the marriage of Wickham and Lydia?

a.      Bingley    b. Colonel Fitzwilliam    c. Darcy   d. Mr. Collins

83. Who is particularly jealous of Darcy’s admiration of Elizabeth?

a.Caroline Bingleyb.Charlotte Lucas    c.Jane Bennet    d.Mrs. Bennet

84. Who says the following: “Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.”

a.Charlotte Lucasb.Elizabeth    c.Jane    d.Kitty

85. Who says the following: “Ten thousand a year! Oh, Lord! What will become of me! I shall go distracted!”

a. Elizabeth    b.Jane    c.Mr. Bennet    d.Mrs. Bennet

86. Whose visit makes Darcy hope that Elizabeth might accept his proposal of marriage?

a. Aunt Gardiner’s

b. Bingley’s

c. Georgiana’s

d. Lady Catherine De Bourgh’s

87. Wickham claimed that Darcy denied him the living of which profession?

a. A barrister   b.A clergymanc .A lord    d .An officer

88.  Who is the governess who betrays Georgiana Darcy?

a. Mrs. Williams  b. Miss Denny  c. Miss Price  d. Miss Younge

89. Why doesn't Bingley visit Jane while she is in London?

a. Lady Catherine forbids him from going.

  b.He doesn't know that she's there.

  c. Darcy advises him against it.

  d. He thinks that Jane does not like him.

90. What is the name of the estate that Bingley rents?

  A.Netherfield b. Longbourne c. Fox Hall d. Rosings

91. Why does Elizabeth reject Darcy's initial proposal?

  a. It was customary for women at that time to reject the first proposal.

  b. She is in love with someone else.

  c. He is too poor

  d.She does not like him.

92. What event interrupts Elizabeth's vacation with the Gardiners?

  a. Darcy's second proposal

  b.Lydia's elopement with Wickham

c. the death of Mr. Collins

d. the news of Jane's engagement to Bingley

93. Which of the Bennet sisters dislikes social events?

   a. Jane b. Kitty c. Mary d .Lydia

94. Where do Lydia and Wickham go when they run off from Brighton together?

  a. Gloucester b. Scotland c. London d. Kent

95. Why does Wickham flee from Brighton?

  a.He has accumulated over 1,000 pounds gaming debts.

  b. He has fallen madly in love with Lydia.

  c. He wants to leave the militia and become a clergyman.

  d. He has been fired from his post on account of misconduct.

96. Why does Charlotte marry Mr. Collins?

  A .She enjoys conversing with him.

  b.She wants financial security.

  c. Elizabeth advises her to do so.

  d. She is flattered by his affection.

97. Whom does Caroline want Mr. Bingley to marry?

a. Miss de Bourgh  b. Jane  c.Georgiana Darcyd.Miss Hurst

98. How many children do the Gardiners have?

  a. Five b.one c.four d. two

99. What was the original title of Pride and Prejudice?

 a.First Impression b. Persuasion   c. Biography of Bingley    d. Lessons to Young Women

100. Who is the first person Elizabeth writes to about her engagement to Mr. Darcy?

a. Lady Catherine   B. Caroline Bingley  c.Georgianad. Mrs. Phillips.