DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
BISHOP HEBER COLLEGE
(AUTONOMOUS)
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI - 620 017
I B.A. English
Semester II
Course: Fiction
Course Code: U21EG204
MCQ
Question Bank
Unit II:
Jane Austen
: Pride and Prejudice
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 Wickham, for 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 propose 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 favourite 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. Elizabeth b. Kitty c. Lydia d. Mary
78. Where do Darcy and Elizabeth first meet?
a. At a local ball b. 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 attention 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 Bingley b.Charlotte
Lucas
c.Jane Bennet d.Mrs. Bennet
84. Who says the following: “Happiness in marriage
is entirely a matter of chance.”
a.Charlotte Lucas b.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 clergyman c. 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
of 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
Darcy d. 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. Georgiana d. Mrs. Phillips.
‘“The Prize Poem” by PG Wodehouse
227. The extract
price poem is from his collection of short stories__________
a. Tale of Two
Cities b.
Tales of St. Francis
c. Tales of St. Austins d.
Tales of St. Augustine
228. Annual prize for
the best poem submitted by a member of the ________ Form of St. Austin’s
College
a. fourth b.
fifth c.
sixth d.
seventh
229.
A man who dislikes mankind is called________
a. misanthropic b.
beast c.
cannibal d. manly
230.
The short form of ‘manuscript’ is_________
a. Mas
b. Mss c. Mus
d. Mos
231. The poem usually addressed to someone or
something is called_______
a.
Lyric b. Sonnet
c. Ode d.
Ballad
232. The person who pays great attention to proper
procedure and correctness is called______
a. priest b. Pirate
c. justice d.
purist
233.
The Headmaster announced the annual competition with the subject being __
a.
An Ode to the College b. An Ode to the West Wind
c.
An Ode to the Alumni d. An Ode to the Library
234.
Reynolds was in the infirmary getting better after an attack of German
_________
a.
measles b.
Malaria c. Typhoid d. Flu
235. Evans’ Morison’s friend, got from the
________ the second sheet of paper of Reynolds
a. field
b. bed room c.
corridor d. classroom
236.
All the entries for the competition were sent to ___________
a.
Mr. Wells b. Mrs. Lee c. Mr. Woodhouse d. Mr.
Evans
“Taking the Veil” by Katherine
Mansfield
237.
‘Taking the Veil’ deals with the strong, unbridled, unstable _____.
a.
wild imagination b. love c. illusion d. hallucination
238.
From the open windows came the sound of the pianos, little ______ chased after
each other, and ran away from each other.
a.
street-boys b. hands c. dogs d. people
in the street
239.
Edna decided to follow the actor at his nod _________.
a.
to the dismay of Jimmy
b. to the ends of the earth
c.
and get married as early as possible
d.
and send Jimmy roses wrapped in a white handkerchief with her picture
underneath
240.
What was that awful thing that happened?
- When everyone
was happy Edna alone was unhappy.
- The handsome
actor on stage was blind.
- Edna
had fallen in love with an actor.
- Edna decided to
become a nun.
241.
What was so breathtaking a vision for Edna?
- Edna
going into the convent.
- Edna sees
herself buried in the grave.
- Edna’s parents kneeled
over her grave and sobbed.
- Edna saw tears
running down Jimmy’s face.
242.
Edna takes the name of _______ after she enters the convent as a nun.
a. Sister Angela b. Sister Agna c. Sister Agnes d. Sister Angel
243.
For the first time in her life, Edna had never imagined any feeling like
_________ before.
a. to be in love b.
the pangs of love
c. to be unhappy when
all are happy d. her tragic love
