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The History of England (Austen) - Exam
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  • 1. In what year was 'The History of England' written by Jane Austen?
A) 1922
B) 1771
C) 1791
D) 1817
  • 2. Who is the work dedicated to?
A) Cassandra Austen
B) Jane Austen's mother
C) Oliver Goldsmith
D) Charlotte Turner Smith
  • 3. What style does 'The History of England' mockingly imitate?
A) Textbook histories of English monarchs
B) Biographies
C) Shakespearean plays
D) Modern historical analysis
  • 4. Which historian's work does Jane Austen parody in 'The History of England'?
A) Charlotte Turner Smith
B) Oliver Goldsmith
C) Richard Sheridan
D) William Shakespeare
  • 5. How many volumes did Jane Austen compile her early compositions into?
A) Three
B) One
C) Four
D) Two
  • 6. What is the name of 'Volume the Second' where 'The History of England' is found?
A) 'Early Compositions'
B) 'Love and Freindship'
C) 'Juvenilia'
D) 'Minor Works'
  • 7. Who inherited 'Volume the Second' after Cassandra Austen's death in 1845?
A) Francis Austen
B) R. W. Chapman
C) Charlotte Turner Smith
D) Jane Austen
  • 8. Which publishing house published the entire notebook of 'Volume the Second' in 1922?
A) Oxford University Press
B) Folio Society
C) British Library
D) Chatto & Windus
  • 9. In which volume of R. W. Chapman's edition is 'The History of England' included?
A) Volume 1
B) Volume 4
C) Volume 6
D) Volume 3
  • 10. Which royal figure does Jane Austen particularly vindicate in 'The History of England'?
A) Anne Boleyn
B) Mary, Queen of Scots
C) Elizabeth I
D) Lady Jane Grey
  • 11. How does Austen portray Elizabeth I in 'The History of England'?
A) As a tyrant
B) As a benevolent monarch
C) As a good leader
D) As an indifferent ruler
  • 12. Which type of sources does 'The History of England' cite?
A) Biographies
B) Official historical documents
C) Works of fiction and opinions of Austen's family and friends
D) Academic journals
  • 13. When were Cassandra's illustrations added to 'The History of England'?
A) After the copying was completed
B) In 1922
C) Simultaneously with the writing
D) Before the writing began
  • 14. What year did the British Library acquire 'Volume the Second'?
A) 1817
B) 1977
C) 1845
D) 1791
  • 15. Which German publisher released a new edition of 'The History of England' in 2009?
A) Chatto & Windus
B) Oxford University Press
C) Folio Society
D) Luxbooks
  • 16. What is the primary focus of many entries in 'The History of England'?
A) Oliver Goldsmith's historical accounts
B) Royal women like Anne Boleyn, Lady Jane Grey, and Mary, Queen of Scots
C) Modern English history
D) English kings from Henry II to Charles I
  • 17. What kind of content does 'The History of England' include besides historical accounts?
A) Statistical data
B) Detailed genealogies
C) Maps and diagrams
D) Charades and puns on names
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