Miss Austen Regrets - Quiz
  • 1. Who directed the biographical drama television film 'Miss Austen Regrets'?
A) Gwyneth Hughes
B) Adrian Edmondson
C) Hugh Bonneville
D) Jeremy Lovering
  • 2. Who wrote the screenplay for 'Miss Austen Regrets'?
A) Imogen Poots
B) Jeremy Lovering
C) Gwyneth Hughes
D) Olivia Williams
  • 3. Which actress played the role of Jane Austen in 'Miss Austen Regrets'?
A) Olivia Williams
B) Greta Scacchi
C) Imogen Poots
D) Jack Huston
  • 4. In which year did Jane Austen receive a marriage proposal in 'Miss Austen Regrets'?
A) 1814
B) 1802
C) 1820
D) 1797
  • 5. Who is concerned about Jane's decision to accept the marriage proposal in 1802?
A) Cassandra
B) Fanny
C) Benjamin Lefroy
D) Anna Austen
  • 6. Who attends the wedding of Jane's niece Anna Austen to Benjamin Lefroy?
A) Edward Austen-Knight and Fanny
B) Cassandra and Edward Austen-Knight
C) Fanny and Henry Austen
D) Jane and Cassandra
  • 7. Who is introduced to Jane as a potential suitor by her niece Fanny?
A) Benjamin Lefroy
B) Reverend Brook Bridges
C) Mr. Plumptre
D) Charles Haden
  • 8. Who visits Jane unexpectedly and expresses concerns about her influence on Fanny?
A) Henry Austen
B) Mr. Plumptre
C) Charles Haden
D) The Reverend Brook Bridges
  • 9. What does the Reverend Brook Bridges accuse Jane of doing to Fanny?
A) Encouraging her to marry Mr. Plumptre
B) Leading her young niece astray with fanciful ideas and clever wit
C) Discouraging her from writing novels
D) Teaching her about financial independence
  • 10. Where does Jane travel in 1815 for negotiations regarding her novel 'Emma'?
A) Hampshire
B) Ipswich
C) London
D) Bath
  • 11. Who helps Jane secure the publication of 'Emma' in London?
A) Reverend Brook Bridges
B) Henry Austen
C) Benjamin Lefroy
D) Doctor Charles Haden
  • 12. What does Jane confess to Cassandra about her past marriage decision?
A) She regrets never writing a novel about love
B) She should have followed Reverend Bridges' advice
C) Her only regret is not leaving Cassandra and her mother financially secure
D) She wishes she had married for wealth
  • 13. What does Cassandra do at Fanny's wedding reception that upsets her niece?
A) Burns the letters Jane wrote to her
B) Says she never loved Jane
C) Declines a toast in Jane's honor
D) Refuses to attend the ceremony
  • 14. What does Fanny hope to achieve by asking Cassandra not to destroy the letters?
A) To learn more about Jane's writing process
B) To discover financial advice from Jane
C) To find answers about Jane's lost love
D) To understand why Jane never married
  • 15. What realization does Fanny come to after hearing Jane's words?
A) Cassandra should have saved the letters
B) Jane never cared for anyone
C) Jane was wrong about love and marriage
D) She needs to listen to her own heart now
  • 16. According to the New York Times review, what does 'Miss Austen Regrets' suggest about Jane Austen?
A) Austen was a pragmatist who wondered if her aversion to gold-digging might have been ill-advised
B) She was emotionally restrained in both life and fiction
C) Her life was more romantic than her novels suggest
D) She never doubted her principles
  • 17. What does the Associate Press review imply about Jane Austen's personal life?
A) Her novels were entirely fictional with no basis in reality
B) Austen may not have been as emotionally restrained in real life as she appeared in her fiction
C) She was completely content with her unmarried status
D) Her mother never questioned her decisions
  • 18. What does Variety say about the film's focus compared to 'Becoming Jane'?
A) 'Miss Austen Regrets' is more romantic
B) 'Miss Austen Regrets' focuses on a narrower window in Austen's life and is less sappy
C) 'Miss Austen Regrets' covers Austen's entire life
D) 'Becoming Jane' is more historically accurate
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