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Can You Pass the Hardest Jane Austen Quiz?

Answer these twenty-five questions in the hardest Jane Austen quiz ever to determine if you are a true Austen expert or a more casual fan.

Alison Doherty

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Alison Doherty is a writing teacher and part time assistant professor living in Brooklyn, New York. She has an MFA from The New School in writing for children and teenagers. She loves writing about books on the Internet, listening to audiobooks on the subway, and reading anything with a twisty plot or a happily ever after.

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Jane Austen was one of my first literary loves. I think it started when I first saw Colin Firth dive into the lake at Pemberley, but enough about that…Soon, I was reading my way through each of her novels and devouring the sweet romances and witty social commentary. If you too are a fellow Janeite, it’s time to test your knowledge with the Hardest Jane Austen Quiz Ever! Answer these 25 questions to find out if when it comes to Jane Austen and her books, you have the intellect of an Elizabeth Bennet or (no offense!) a Mr. Collins.

Now that you’ve taken the hardest Jane Austen quiz ever and we’ve established your literary street cred, here are some other quizzes you might want to take a gander at!

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