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Miss Austen Regrets - Quiz
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  • 1. Who directed the biographical drama television film 'Miss Austen Regrets'?
A) Hugh Bonneville
B) Adrian Edmondson
C) Jeremy Lovering
D) Gwyneth Hughes
  • 2. Who wrote the screenplay for 'Miss Austen Regrets'?
A) Gwyneth Hughes
B) Olivia Williams
C) Imogen Poots
D) Jeremy Lovering
  • 3. Which actress played the role of Jane Austen in 'Miss Austen Regrets'?
A) Imogen Poots
B) Jack Huston
C) Olivia Williams
D) Greta Scacchi
  • 4. In which year did Jane Austen receive a marriage proposal in 'Miss Austen Regrets'?
A) 1802
B) 1797
C) 1814
D) 1820
  • 5. Who is concerned about Jane's decision to accept the marriage proposal in 1802?
A) Benjamin Lefroy
B) Cassandra
C) Anna Austen
D) Fanny
  • 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) Charles Haden
B) Benjamin Lefroy
C) Reverend Brook Bridges
D) Mr. Plumptre
  • 8. Who visits Jane unexpectedly and expresses concerns about her influence on Fanny?
A) Charles Haden
B) Mr. Plumptre
C) Henry Austen
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) Discouraging her from writing novels
C) Leading her young niece astray with fanciful ideas and clever wit
D) Teaching her about financial independence
  • 10. Where does Jane travel in 1815 for negotiations regarding her novel 'Emma'?
A) Bath
B) Ipswich
C) Hampshire
D) London
  • 11. Who helps Jane secure the publication of 'Emma' in London?
A) Reverend Brook Bridges
B) Doctor Charles Haden
C) Benjamin Lefroy
D) Henry Austen
  • 12. What does Jane confess to Cassandra about her past marriage decision?
A) Her only regret is not leaving Cassandra and her mother financially secure
B) She regrets never writing a novel about love
C) She wishes she had married for wealth
D) She should have followed Reverend Bridges' advice
  • 13. What does Cassandra do at Fanny's wedding reception that upsets her niece?
A) Says she never loved Jane
B) Refuses to attend the ceremony
C) Burns the letters Jane wrote to her
D) Declines a toast in Jane's honor
  • 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) Jane was wrong about love and marriage
B) Cassandra should have saved the letters
C) Jane never cared for anyone
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) Her life was more romantic than her novels suggest
C) She never doubted her principles
D) She was emotionally restrained in both life and fiction
  • 17. What does the Associate Press review imply about Jane Austen's personal life?
A) Her mother never questioned her decisions
B) Her novels were entirely fictional with no basis in reality
C) She was completely content with her unmarried status
D) Austen may not have been as emotionally restrained in real life as she appeared in her fiction
  • 18. What does Variety say about the film's focus compared to 'Becoming Jane'?
A) 'Miss Austen Regrets' covers Austen's entire life
B) 'Miss Austen Regrets' focuses on a narrower window in Austen's life and is less sappy
C) 'Becoming Jane' is more historically accurate
D) 'Miss Austen Regrets' is more romantic
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