Pride and Prejudice: Character, Plot, and Dialogue Analysis

Posted on Jan 4, 2025 in English

Pride and Prejudice: Multiple-Choice Test

Setting

Choose the best answer.

  1. Mr. and Mrs. Bennet had five _____.
    • [ ] sons
    • [x] daughters
    • [ ] children
    • [ ] dogs
  2. Netherfield was the finest house in the area, with the _____.
    • [ ] most beautiful lake
    • [ ] most spacious grounds
    • [ ] finest woods
    • [x] largest gardens
  3. Mrs. Bennet thought the _____ of the family should visit new neighbors first.
    • [ ] mother
    • [x] father
    • [ ] son
    • [ ] head
  4. Mr. Bennet thought that Lizzie was _____ her sisters.
    • [ ] not as clever as
    • [ ] prettier than
    • [x] more intelligent than
    • [ ] kinder than
  5. Mr. Bennet had suffered being married to his wife for _____ years.
    • [x] 23
    • [ ] 19
    • [ ] 30
    • [ ] 26
  6. The Bennets lived in Longbourn, and _____ were often held in the nearest town.
    • [x] public dances
    • [ ] walks in the park
    • [ ] farmers’ markets
    • [ ] tea parties
  7. Mr. Bingley made himself popular with ladies by _____ and talking to everyone.
    • [ ] eating
    • [ ] smoking
    • [ ] joking
    • [x] dancing
  8. After the dance, the Bennet and Bingley families began to visit each other _____.
    • [ ] every day
    • [ ] every week
    • [x] every few days
    • [ ] once a week
  9. The regiment had arrived in Meryton and was to stay for _____.
    • [x] the whole winter
    • [ ] the whole summer
    • [ ] a few weeks
    • [ ] a year or two
  10. Jane was invited to stay because _____.
    • [ ] her horse was too tired to return home
    • [x] she caught a cold
    • [ ] it was too late to go home
    • [ ] Miss Bingley wanted her to

Characters

Choose the best answer.

  1. Bingley was from the north of _____.
    • [ ] Scotland
    • [ ] Wales
    • [x] England
    • [ ] Ireland
  2. Bingley had an income of _____ pounds a year.
    • [x] four or five thousand
    • [ ] four or five hundred
    • [ ] five or six hundred
    • [ ] five or six thousand
  3. Mrs. Bennet was only interested in _____ and finding husbands for her daughters.
    • [ ] reading, writing
    • [ ] listening to music
    • [x] talking, shopping
    • [ ] riding
  4. Lydia was the _____ of the Bennet children.
    • [ ] most charming
    • [ ] most beautiful
    • [ ] most intelligent
    • [x] noisiest
  5. It was thought that Mr. Darcy was _____ and considered himself superior to country people.
    • [x] proud and disagreeable
    • [ ] kind and sensitive
    • [ ] inferior and vulgar
    • [ ] considerate and agreeable
  6. Jane was always ready to see the _____.
    • [x] good side of people’s characters
    • [ ] bad side of Mr. Darcy
    • [ ] bad side of her parents’ characters
    • [ ] bad side of people’s characters
  7. Charlotte Lucas was a _____ young woman.
    • [ ] quiet, shy
    • [x] sensible, intelligent
    • [ ] beautiful
    • [ ] superior, obstinate
  8. Mrs. Bennet had a brother who _____.
    • [ ] owned a large house
    • [ ] had no money
    • [x] owned shops
    • [ ] lived with his parents
  9. Mr. Bennet’s cousin, _____ would inherit any his property when he died.
    • [x] Mr. Collins
    • [ ] Mr. Wickham
    • [ ] Mr. Bingley
    • [ ] Mr. Philips
  10. Mr. Wickham appeared far more _____ than the other officers.
    • [ ] superior
    • [ ] vulgar
    • [ ] obstinate
    • [x] gentlemanly

Dialogue

Who said this?

  1. ‘You know how I hate dancing with a partner I don’t know.’
    • [ ] Bingley
    • [x] Darcy
    • [ ] Elizabeth
    • [ ] Jane
  2. ‘It is not Mr. Bingley. It’s a person whom I have never seen before.’
    • [ ] Mrs. Bennet
    • [ ] Darcy
    • [x] Mr. Bennet
    • [ ] Bingley
  3. ‘I take this opportunity of asking you, Miss Elizabeth, for the first two dances…’
    • [ ] Mr. Wickham
    • [ ] Darcy
    • [x] Mr. Collins
    • [ ] Mr. Bennet
  4. ‘…two of my daughters were very close to marriage – and then – nothing!’
    • [x] Mrs. Bennet
    • [ ] Mrs. Gardiner
    • [ ] Mr. Bennet
    • [ ] Mr. Collins
  5. ‘And it was your fault. You took away his chance of a comfortable income and a good position …’
    • [x] Elizabeth
    • [ ] Mr. Collins
    • [ ] Mr. Wickham
    • [ ] Darcy
  6. ‘If your master married, he might spend more time here!’
    • [ ] Mrs. Bennet
    • [ ] Elizabeth
    • [ ] Mrs. Gardiner
    • [x] Mr. Gardiner
  7. ‘…he is neither honest nor honorable.’
    • [x] Elizabeth
    • [ ] Darcy
    • [ ] Mrs. Gardiner
    • [ ] Mr. Bennet
  8. ‘If you are a good girl for the next ten years, I’ll take you to the theatre at the end of that time.’
    • [ ] Darcy
    • [ ] Mr. Wickham
    • [x] Mr. Bennet
    • [ ] Mr. Collins
  9. ‘My dear, dear Lydia! Married at sixteen!’
    • [ ] Elizabeth
    • [x] Mrs. Bennet
    • [ ] Jane
    • [ ] Mr. Bennet
  10. ‘But your family owe me nothing.’
    • [ ] Lady Catherine
    • [ ] Mr. Wickham
    • [ ] Elizabeth
    • [x] Darcy

Vocabulary

Choose the best answer.

  1. To laugh unkindly at someone
    • [ ] propose
    • [x] mock
    • [ ] superior
    • [ ] contempt
  2. Moral principles; a privilege or pleasure
    • [ ] servility
    • [ ] morals
    • [ ] disdain
    • [x] honor
  3. To have too low an opinion of something
    • [ ] vulgar
    • [x] underestimate
    • [ ] mock
    • [ ] reject
  4. A feeling of liking or love for a place or person
    • [ ] favorable
    • [ ] apparent
    • [x] attachment
    • [ ] considerate
  5. Well trained or educated in social skills
    • [x] accomplished
    • [ ] agreeable
    • [ ] elegance
    • [ ] superior
  6. More important than other people
    • [ ] vulgar
    • [x] superior
    • [ ] obstinate
    • [ ] accomplished
  7. Of a feeling shared by two people
    • [ ] propose
    • [ ] sociable
    • [ ] compliment
    • [x] mutual
  8. Refusing to change one’s opinions or actions
    • [ ] superior
    • [ ] vulgar
    • [x] obstinate
    • [ ] flatter
  9. To become red in the face when embarrassed
    • [x] blush
    • [ ] blur
    • [ ] bore
    • [ ] ban
  10. A priest in the Church of England
    • [ ] regiment
    • [x] rector
    • [ ] patron
    • [ ] master

Plot

Choose the best answer.

  1. The ladies at the dance admired Darcy until they became aware of _____.
    • [ ] his shoes
    • [x] his constant frown
    • [ ] his smile
    • [ ] his terrible clothes
  2. Elizabeth was _____ to tempt Darcy.
    • [ ] too talkative
    • [x] not attractive enough
    • [ ] not rich enough
    • [ ] too beautiful
  3. Darcy left Netherfield to go to London as he was impatient to _____.
    • [ ] meet his parents
    • [ ] see Elizabeth again
    • [x] see his sister
    • [ ] go to a dance
  4. Elizabeth could not understand why Charlotte would agree to marry such an _____ man.
    • [ ] obstinate
    • [x] important
    • [ ] unsociable
    • [ ] inferior
  5. Darcy had tried to _____.
    • [ ] encourage Bingley to marry Jane
    • [ ] get Wickham to elope with Lydia
    • [x] separate Bingley and Jane
    • [ ] propose to Jane
  6. Elizabeth met Darcy when visiting with _____.
    • [ ] Jane and Charlotte
    • [ ] her parents
    • [x] her aunt and uncle
    • [ ] Mr. Collins
  7. Lydia married Wickham from _____ house.
    • [ ] Collins’
    • [x] Gardiner’s
    • [ ] Lady Catherine’s
    • [ ] Philips’
  8. Lady Catherine warned Elizabeth that if she married Darcy she would _____.
    • [ ] be unhappy
    • [ ] have no friends
    • [ ] be happy
    • [x] not be noticed by his family
  9. Mrs. Bennet respected her future son-in-law too much to _____.
    • [x] say more than a few words to him
    • [ ] have tea with him
    • [ ] talk to him about Elizabeth
    • [ ] go for a walk with him
  10. Mr. Bingley and Jane stayed for only a year at Netherfield, before _____.
    • [ ] getting jobs
    • [x] moving north
    • [ ] moving south
    • [ ] getting married

Pride and Prejudice: Key Events and Characters

1. Who said this in the story?

  • a. Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Bennet
  • b. Darcy, Elizabeth
  • c. Mr. Collins, Lady Catherine
  • d. Jane, Mr. Bingley
  • e. Elizabeth, Darcy

2. Put the following events in the story in the right order. Number them 1–10.

  1. e. Lydia went to Brighton with Mrs. Forster.
  2. d. Elizabeth went to Derbyshire with the Gardiners.
  3. j. She met Darcy at Pemberley.
  4. b. Jane wrote to Elizabeth about Lydia.
  5. g. When Darcy heard about Wickham, he left at once for London.
  6. i. Darcy persuaded Wickham to marry Lydia.
  7. a. Darcy went to Lydia and Wickham’s wedding.
  8. f. Lydia brought her new husband home.
  9. c. Elizabeth learned the truth about Darcy.
  10. h. Elizabeth regretted criticizing Darcy.

3. Which of these adjectives are used in the book to describe Darcy and Elizabeth?

Darcy: cold, superior, selfish, disagreeable, proud

Elizabeth: intelligent, attractive, modest, mocking, sensible

4. Who did Darcy introduce to Elizabeth and her aunt and uncle in Derbyshire?

His sister, Georgiana Darcy

5. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

  • a. Mr. Bingley first met the Bennets at church. F
  • b. Darcy thought Elizabeth had beautiful eyes. T
  • c. Mr. Collins was a quiet, sensible man. F
  • d. Elizabeth felt embarrassed by her family at Mr. Bingley’s ball. T
  • e. Mr. Bingley wrote to say goodbye to Jane. F
  • f. Lady Catherine was kind and polite. F
  • g. After she read Darcy’s letter, Elizabeth felt ashamed of herself. T
  • h. Jane and Elizabeth agreed to lie to their parents about Wickham. F
  • i. Lydia felt ashamed about her wedding. F
  • j. Lady Catherine wanted Elizabeth to promise not to marry Darcy. T

6. Imagine you are Lady Catherine. Write to Mr. Collins about your interview with Elizabeth.

(Students’ individual answers)