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This senior high school English Literature quiz challenges you on context in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. A text’s context refers to the specific environment in which it was written. Context thus includes the author’s political and social environment, along with the time and geographical location in which he or she was writing.
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This particular collection of influences might sound familiar to you. If so, the reason might be that these same elements within the text are discussed as “setting”. Setting refers to these aspects of a text’s created, fictional world, whereas context refers to these aspects of the author’s own world. Context inevitably has some impact on a fictional work, because authors do not live apart from the world, but are affected by political and social issues, as well as by historical events they have experienced. Personal beliefs also have an effect on the text, although discerning the impact might not always be easy.
How to write about context
It is usually a good idea to learn as much as you can about the context of a fictional work. Your efforts will help you to develop some insight into the important influences shaping the text. This is not to say that context dictates the meaning of a text. The influence can be subtle and the relationship between context and meaning is never simple and straightforward. Your knowledge of context can nevertheless provide some useful information to bear in mind as you analyze a text.
The context of Pride and Prejudice is interesting because so many of Austen’s characters are given similar circumstances to those in which she and members of her family lived. Sometimes readers find it very tempting to suggest that characters are based on “real-life” figures known to Austen. Of course, even where particular characteristics and personal circumstances have been fictionalized, it is most often the issues, society, and sometimes politics of Austen’s day which are the focus of her satirical fiction.
Research the context of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, remembering everything you have learned in English lessons, and try these questions to see how much you know about the context of the novel.
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When was Pride and Prejudice first published? |
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1743 |
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1783 |
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1813 |
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1853 |
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Which of the following is correct? |
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Pride and Prejudice was first published anonymously |
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Pride and Prejudice was first published under a female pseudonym |
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Pride and Prejudice was first published under a male pseudonym |
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Pride and Prejudice was first published under Jane Austen's own name |
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3.
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What wars were taking place in Europe at the time the novel was written? |
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The Hundred Years' War |
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The Thirty Years' War |
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The Napoleonic Wars |
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The Crimean War |
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4.
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Which of the following is correct? |
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Austen was never educated |
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Austen received some private tutoring and spent some time at boarding school |
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Austen was educated until the age of eighteen in her local school |
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Austen attended University at Oxford |
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5.
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What was the profession of Austen's father? |
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Soldier |
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Doctor |
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Professor |
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Clergyman |
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6.
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Jane, her sister and her mother spent a few years without a permanent residence. What was the cause? |
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They lost their home through fire |
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Jane's father died |
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The family lost their home through debt |
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Jane's work as an author involved much travel |
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7.
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How did Austen earn her living? |
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As an author |
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As a governess |
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As a teacher in a boarding school |
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She married a wealthy gentleman instead of earning a living |
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8.
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Which of the following literary forms is associated with, and became very popular during, the eighteenth century? |
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Narrative poetry |
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Tragedy |
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The novel |
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The comic book |
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9.
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Austen was writing during which era? |
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The Elizabethan |
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The Restoration |
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The Regency |
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The Victorian |
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10.
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In the novel, Mr Collins is given a "living" by Lady Catherine and Mr Wickham claims to have been cheated of a "living" by Mr Darcy. To which of the following does this term refer? |
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The inheritance promised to a clergyman |
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The land and money which a clergyman received as income to support his work in the church and parish |
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The house and its furnishings given to a clergyman as his permanent possession |
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An hourly rate paid to clergymen for their work in the church and the parish |
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1.
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When was Pride and Prejudice first published? |
|
[ ] |
1743 |
[ ] |
1783 |
[x] |
1813 |
[ ] |
1853 |
|
|
2.
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Which of the following is correct? |
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[x] |
Pride and Prejudice was first published anonymously |
[ ] |
Pride and Prejudice was first published under a female pseudonym |
[ ] |
Pride and Prejudice was first published under a male pseudonym |
[ ] |
Pride and Prejudice was first published under Jane Austen's own name |
|
|
3.
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What wars were taking place in Europe at the time the novel was written? |
|
[ ] |
The Hundred Years' War |
[ ] |
The Thirty Years' War |
[x] |
The Napoleonic Wars |
[ ] |
The Crimean War |
|
|
4.
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Which of the following is correct? |
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[ ] |
Austen was never educated |
[x] |
Austen received some private tutoring and spent some time at boarding school |
[ ] |
Austen was educated until the age of eighteen in her local school |
[ ] |
Austen attended University at Oxford |
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5.
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What was the profession of Austen's father? |
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[ ] |
Soldier |
[ ] |
Doctor |
[ ] |
Professor |
[x] |
Clergyman |
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|
6.
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Jane, her sister and her mother spent a few years without a permanent residence. What was the cause? |
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[ ] |
They lost their home through fire |
[x] |
Jane's father died |
[ ] |
The family lost their home through debt |
[ ] |
Jane's work as an author involved much travel |
|
|
7.
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How did Austen earn her living? |
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[x] |
As an author |
[ ] |
As a governess |
[ ] |
As a teacher in a boarding school |
[ ] |
She married a wealthy gentleman instead of earning a living |
|
|
8.
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Which of the following literary forms is associated with, and became very popular during, the eighteenth century? |
|
[ ] |
Narrative poetry |
[ ] |
Tragedy |
[x] |
The novel |
[ ] |
The comic book |
|
|
9.
|
Austen was writing during which era? |
|
[ ] |
The Elizabethan |
[ ] |
The Restoration |
[x] |
The Regency |
[ ] |
The Victorian |
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10.
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In the novel, Mr Collins is given a "living" by Lady Catherine and Mr Wickham claims to have been cheated of a "living" by Mr Darcy. To which of the following does this term refer? |
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[ ] |
The inheritance promised to a clergyman |
[x] |
The land and money which a clergyman received as income to support his work in the church and parish |
[ ] |
The house and its furnishings given to a clergyman as his permanent possession |
[ ] |
An hourly rate paid to clergymen for their work in the church and the parish |
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