For some reason the Guardian hasn’t printed the answers to last week’s Jane Austen quiz online, so I’ve ended up scanning the answers which were in yesterday’s actual newspaper. You might have to click on the answers to enlarge the scan if the print is too small. If you haven’t seen the quiz you can see it below.
From the Guardian, 18th May.
I had a go at the quiz in Saturday’s Guardian Review. I was absolutely rubbish, it’s obviously long past the time when I should’ve been re-reading Jane Austen. If you want to try out your Austen knowledge, have a look here.
If you want to have a look at John Mullan’s accompanying article you can read it here.
At last – the answers!
I have to say that I think the Guardian website could be a lot better than it is. There’s nothing logical about it and you have to go mining down a big hole to find things which should be easily available. I think it’s the modern day equivalent to the old beloved Guardian of years gone by, when it was absolutely full of misprints and sentences often resembled the upturned word tin of a kid who was just learning to read. Affectionately known as The Grauniad – you’ve got to love it!
Aha – I tried to use the link to the quiz the other day but after a long wait gave up as nothing had happened. “Grauniad” = gorgeous!
Valerie,
They get there – eventually – I think!
I was rubbish also, only 4 out of 10 — and I’m a member of the Jane Austen Society of North America!!
Thanks for sharing this, it was fun. I’ll have to forward to all my Janeite friends.
Karen K,
It was difficult, I didn’t even get 4. I hope all the other Janeites enjoy it!
I see which ones I got wrong, but I’m inclined to argue with the “character who never speaks” answer since Georgianna Darcy *does* speak, even if we don’t get her direct words.
Lisa,
I agree with you. I think it’s a bit harsh to include Georgianna as a non speaker as we know that she does speak, Mullan has been really nit-picking!
Oh, those fiendish questions! The answers are now up on the site btw.
The Guardian is my newspaper of choice even though I don’t live in the UK. Canadian newspapers must be the most boring on earth.
Niranjana,
It has been a surprise to me that when people from Canada or the US say the Guardian, they mean OUR Guardian. I thought for ages that there must be a US newspaper of that name. You usually get the truth from it although it can be annoyingly, madly, politically correct and organic knitted vest-ish, if you know what I mean.