Lesson 4.1.1.7
4.1.1.7 Persuasion by Jane Austen Quiz: AQA English Literature, Unit 1
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Who is the heroine of Jane Austen's novel Persuasion?
- Anne Elliot
- Mary Musgrove
- Elizabeth Elliot
- Louisa Musgrove
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Who persuades Anne Elliot to break off her original engagement to Captain Wentworth?
- Mrs Croft
- Lady Russell
- Mrs Clay
- Lady Dalrymple
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In which seaside town does Louisa Musgrove fall from the Cobb?
- Weymouth
- Lyme Regis
- Brighton
- Bath
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What is the name of Sir Walter Elliot's ancestral home?
- Mansfield Park
- Pemberley
- Kellynch Hall
- Norland Park
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Who is Sir Walter Elliot's deceitful cousin and heir presumptive?
- Captain Benwick
- Admiral Croft
- Charles Musgrove
- William Elliot
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Which character writes a love letter to Anne containing 'You pierce my soul'?
- Captain Benwick
- William Elliot
- Charles Musgrove
- Captain Wentworth
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Which novel by Jane Austen was published posthumously alongside Northanger Abbey?
- Pride and Prejudice
- Emma
- Persuasion
- Mansfield Park
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Anne's age when the novel's main action takes place is closest to:
- 27
- 17
- 37
- 47
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To which city do the Elliot family move to economise?
- Bath
- Bristol
- Brighton
- London
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Which character's vanity and obsession with rank are satirised throughout Persuasion?
- Captain Harville
- William Elliot
- Charles Musgrove
- Sir Walter Elliot
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Which profession is held by Wentworth, Benwick, and Harville?
- Landowner
- Naval officer
- Clergyman
- Lawyer
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Which central theme is explored through Anne yielding to advice about her marriage?
- Jealousy
- Persuasion
- Ambition
- Revenge
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With which officer does Anne discuss the constancy of female love?
- Admiral Croft
- Captain Harville
- Charles Musgrove
- Captain Benwick
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What is the name of the Musgrove family's estate in Persuasion?
- Kellynch Hall
- Rosings
- Pemberley
- Uppercross
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What rank does Frederick Wentworth hold in the Royal Navy?
- Commander
- Admiral
- Lieutenant
- Captain
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Which narrative technique renders Anne's thoughts through the narrator's third-person voice?
- Free indirect discourse
- Epistolary format
- Stream of consciousness
- First-person narrator
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In Austen's Persuasion, what quality does Anne Elliot restore by speaking openly to Captain Wentworth?
- Her title
- Her inheritance
- Her social rank
- Her agency
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In Austen's Persuasion, whose renewed devotion to Anne demonstrates the value of constancy over rank?
- Mr Elliot
- Sir Walter Elliot
- Captain Wentworth
- Charles Musgrove
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Which narrative feature gives Austen's Persuasion a more reflective tone than her earlier novels?
- Comedic dialogue
- Dramatic irony
- Epistolary structure
- Anne's interior monologue
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How did Captain Wentworth acquire his fortune in Austen's Persuasion?
- Family inheritance
- Successful trade
- Land speculation
- Naval prize money
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