Jane Austen Characters Quiz

1. A charming visitor at Mansfield Park first treats courtship as a game but later makes a serious proposal to Fanny Price. Who is he?

2. Which character writes the passionate words “You pierce my soul” to Anne Elliot in Persuasion?

3. In Sense and Sensibility, which character reveals that she has long been secretly engaged to Edward Ferrars?

4. In Persuasion, which man is heir presumptive to Sir Walter Elliot’s title and later pays particular attention to Anne?

5. Which heroine is sent from her poorer family home to be raised by her wealthy Bertram relatives?

6. Which pair are the Dashwood sisters at the center of Sense and Sensibility?

7. Which Pride and Prejudice character initially persuades Elizabeth that Mr. Darcy treated him unjustly?

8. Emma encourages Harriet to believe that Mr. Elton admires her. Whom does Mr. Elton actually intend to court?

9. After Anne Elliot declines Charles Musgrove’s proposal, which member of Anne’s family eventually marries him?

10. Which Austen heroine is most closely associated with composure, practical judgment, and concealing her distress over an apparently unavailable man?

11. Mr. Collins delivers a confident marriage proposal, but the woman he addresses refuses him despite pressure from her mother. Who refuses?

12. In Emma, whom does Emma Woodhouse take under her wing and try to match with a suitable husband?

13. Who is the central heroine of Pride and Prejudice?

14. After receiving misleading information about Catherine Morland’s fortune, who abruptly orders her to leave Northanger Abbey?

15. When Harriet suggests that she loves Mr. Knightley, who is forced to recognize her own feelings for him?

16. A young heroine lets her enthusiasm for Gothic novels shape her suspicions about Northanger Abbey. Who is she?