Volume I

Question 1

the quality of being full of life or attractively lively

Answer 1

vivacity

Question 2

lively eagerness; readiness

Answer 2

alacrity

Question 3

dullness; boredom

Answer 3

insipidity

Question 4

preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience

Answer 4

prejudice

Question 5

idle; lazy

Answer 5

indolent

Question 6

a command or directive

Answer 6

injunction

Question 7

uproar, as from a crowd

Answer 7

tumult

Question 8

whim; impulsive change of mind or behavior

Answer 8

caprice

Question 9

a military uniform

Answer 9

regimentals

Question 10

listing; itemizing

Answer 10

enumerating

Question 11

excessively critical; hard to please

Answer 11

fastidious

Question 12

truthfulness; integrity

Answer 12

veracity

Question 13

admirable; worthy of respect

Answer 13

estimable

Question 14

inclination; tendency

Answer 14

propensity

Question 15

facial expression

Answer 15

countenance

Question 16

a private conversation between two people

Answer 16

tête-à-tête

Question 17

refer to; hint at

Answer 17

allude

Question 18

impossible to appease; unforgiving

Answer 18

implacable

Question 19

the desire to do a kind act; charity

Answer 19

benevolence

Question 20

without means of subsistence; poor

Answer 20

destitute

Question 21

unspeakable; despicable

Answer 21

odious

Question 22

outpouring of words; outbursts

Answer 22

effusions

Question 23

strong moral disapproval

Answer 23

disapprobation

Question 24

flattery; praises

Answer 24

commendations

Question 25

personable; pleasant; friendly

Answer 25

amiable

Question 26

in Meryton, catches the attention of every young lady

Answer 26

George Wickham

Question 27

the reason why Elizabeth blushes when Mr. Collins asks Mrs. Bennet if he may speak with Elizabeth alone

Answer 27

She is aware of an intended marriage

Question 28

the book Mr. Collins decides to read to the Bennet sisters

Answer 28

Fordyce's Sermons

Question 29

the favored parent of Elizabeth -- intelligent and rife with perceptive sarcasm

Answer 29

Mr. Bennet

Question 30

Named after the Prince Regent, George IV, this blended and opulent time is marked by great displays of wealth, leisure, and fine fashion.

Answer 30

Regency Era

Question 31

Mrs. Bennet's sole purpose in life

Answer 31

the marriage of her five daughters

Question 32

stately, handsome, and wealthy; has a haughty and superior nature which alienates him from others

Answer 32

Fitzwilliam Darcy

Question 33

the name of the fictitious house and small village where the Bennets live

Answer 33

Longbourne

Question 34

This restricts property so that only males can inherit property. If there are no sons, the property is inherited by the next closes male relative.

Answer 34

entail

Question 35

good-natured, handsome, and wealthy -- greatly admired by all, yet it is impressionable and too easily influenced

Answer 35

Charles Bingley

Question 36

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife

Answer 36

This somewhat ambiguous famous line can be perceived as an example of irony

Question 37

will inherit Longbourn after Mr Bennet's death

Answer 37

Reverend William Collins

Question 38

A form of verbal irony in which, under the guise of praise, a caustic and bitter expression of strong and personal disapproval is given.

Answer 38

sarcasm

Question 39

the estate of Darcy located near the fictional town of Lambton in Derbyshire

Answer 39

Pemberly

Question 40

Loud and indifferent to most rules of social decorum, her brazenness is a continual embarrassment for Elizabeth and a mortification of Darcy

Answer 40

Mrs. Bennet

Question 41

"Which do you mean?" and turning round, he looked for a moment at Elizabeth, till catching her eye, he withdrew his own and coldly said, "She is tolerable: but not handsome enough to tempt me; and I am in no humour at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men. You had better return to your partner and enjoy her smiles, for you are wasting your time with me."

Answer 41

the conversation between Darcy and Bingley overheard by Elizabeth, which initially suggests that Darcy is cold, arrogant, and ungallant

Question 42

the friend and neighbor of Elizabeth; sensible and in general unaffected

Answer 42

Charlotte Lucas

Question 43

any matter that implies a discrepancy, which can exist with words (when words say one thing but mean another), actions, situations, behaviors, opinions, etc.

Answer 43

irony

Question 44

keeps Miss de Bourgh from having many accomplishments and from being presented at court

Answer 44

ill health and sickly constitution

Question 45

The eldest Bennet daughter and the closest confidant and friend to Elizabeth, she is beautiful and benevolent.

Answer 45

Jane Bennet

Question 46

Without thinking highly either of men or of matrimony, marriage had always been her object ...

Answer 46

alliteration

Question 47

often tries to provoke Darcy into disliking Elizabeth

Answer 47

Caroline Bingley

Question 48

He has humiliated and shamed her pride.

Answer 48

the reason Elizabeth gives for being unable to forgive Mr. Darcy's pride

Question 49

the large estate rented by Mr. Bingley

Answer 49

Netherfield

Question 50

bright-spirited and witty, and maintains the highest standards of propriety, which sets her apart from the other members of her family

Answer 50

Elizabeth Bennet