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Pride and Prejudice - Setting

This GCSE English Literature quiz focuses on setting in Pride and Prejudice, exploring country houses, villages and journeys that shape relationships, status and first impressions.

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Fascinating Fact:

Netherfield Park, rented by Bingley, represents new wealth and social mobility, bringing outside influence and romantic opportunity into the Bennets’ neighbourhood.

In GCSE English Literature, you explore how the settings of Longbourn, Meryton, Netherfield and Pemberley shape behaviour, reveal social class, and provide the backdrop for Elizabeth and Darcy’s changing relationship.

Key Terms

Setting: The places and times in which the events of a story happen.
Estate: A large house and its surrounding land, often owned by a wealthy family.
Social setting: The customs, expectations and class system that influence how characters act.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

How does setting affect characters in Pride and Prejudice?

Settings highlight differences between characters. Longbourn shows the Bennets’ financial insecurity, Netherfield brings Bingley and Darcy into the neighbourhood, and Pemberley reflects Darcy’s hidden strengths and Elizabeth’s changing feelings.

Why is Pemberley such an important setting for GCSE analysis?

Pemberley reveals Darcy in his home environment, respected by servants and caring toward Georgiana. Its natural, well-kept grounds symbolise his true character and help Elizabeth question her earlier prejudice against him.

How can I revise setting in Pride and Prejudice for the exam?

Make a list of key places, such as Longbourn, Netherfield, Rosings and Pemberley. For each, note a short quotation and explain how it links to themes like class, marriage and first impressions.

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1 .

Where do Elizabeth and Jane first meet the Bingleys and Mr Darcy?

At a ball

At Longbourn

In London

In Derbyshire

Balls are a regular occurrence. When Mrs Bennet is fretting that someone else's daughter will catch Mr Bingley's eye before her own daughters have been introduced, Elizabeth reminds her that they will certainly meet him at a ball

2 .

When is the novel set?

Sometime between the tail end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th

Sometime between the tail end of the 18th century and the early years of the 19th

Sometime between the tail end of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th

During the mid-twentieth century

The novel was first published in 1813 and is set in a time which is roughly contemporary

3 .

"It was rather small, but well built and convenient." Whose home does this describe?

Mr Wickham's

Mr Darcy's

Lady Catherine de Bourgh's

Mr Collins's and Charlotte's

Mr Collins is very proud of his home. Elizabeth believes that he tries to make her regret her refusal to marry him. Her unpleasant encounter with Mr Darcy takes place in the relatively cramped environment of this home

4 .

Which of the following best describes the mood at Longbourn while the Bennet family awaits news of Lydia?

Indifferent

Solemn, but resigned

Sanguine

Anxious

Although news is eagerly awaited, each letter has the potential to bring disappointment, sorrow, or just further anxiety: "Every day at Longbourn was now a day of anxiety; but the most anxious part of each was when the post was expected"

5 .

"When the tea-things were removed, and the card tables placed, the ladies all rose, and Elizabeth was then hoping to be soon joined by him, when all her views were overthrown, by seeing him fall a victim to her mother's rapacity for whist players, and in a few moments after seated with the rest of the party." What does this passage convey?

The difficulty of making space for a private conversation

The difficulty of spending time in the company of an enemy

The difficulty involved in entertaining guests

All of the above

The novel includes many situations where an honest conversation is impossible to arrange due to the presence of others

6 .

What does Elizabeth appreciate about the grounds of Pemberley?

The grounds are formal rather than natural

The grounds retain their natural appearance

The grounds are compact and neat

The grounds are entirely wooded

Elizabeth approves of the way in which landscaping enhances the natural beauty of the grounds

7 .

Pride and Prejudice is set in which country?

Ireland

Scotland

England

Wales

The Bennet family live in Hertfordshire

8 .

Where is Mr Bennet most often to be found?

The kitchen

His library

Outdoors

The drawing room

Mr Bennet escapes family life, noise and discomfort by retreating to his library

9 .

Lady Catherine de Bourgh's appearance in the Bennet home towards the end of the novel is intrusive. Which of the following phrases does not convey this impression?

"Bingley instantly prevailed on Miss Bennet to avoid the confinement of such an intrusion, and walk away with him into the shrubbery"

"She entered the room with an air more than usually ungracious, made no other reply to Elizabeth's salutation, than a slight inclination of the head, and sat down without saying a word"

"Miss Bennet, there seemed to be a prettyish kind of a little wilderness on one side of your lawn. I should be glad to take a turn in it"

"Lady Catherine opened the doors into the dining-parlour and drawing-room, and pronouncing them, after a short survey, to be decent looking rooms, walked on"

Lady Catherine's appearance is presented as an imposition on the family which she is only able to make because of her sense of great superiority. Her request for a walk with Elizabeth frees the rest of the family from her presence, but also makes possible her insulting request that Elizabeth never agree to marry Mr Darcy

10 .

The Bennet's home is located in which of the following?

A rural village

A large, industrial town

A large, seaside town

In a small, wealthy city

Travelling plays a key role in the novel. Longbourn is a very small village a mile away from the somewhat larger Meryton. Netherfield Park is three miles away, a distance which becomes an issue when Jane falls ill after being caught in the rain

Author: Sheri Smith (PhD English Literature, English Teacher & Quiz Writer)