Which Jane Austen Heroine Are You?
1. How important is your family to you?
A) My family comes first, even though some of them are a bit demanding.
B) My sister is my best friend, and I’m close to one parent, but I don’t have much in common with the rest of them.
C) I love my family, but I often get too caught up in my own life to worry about them.
D) I would do anything to keep my family going and take care of them.
E) Though they may not realize it, they depend on me for many things.
F) My family is large and close-knit
G) You love them, but you don’t have much in common with them.
2. When you are in a large group of people, what would you most likely be doing?
A) I would be the center of attention.
B) I would be making witty observations to a friend about the people around us.
C) I talk only to the people I like, why should I waste time and energy on those I don’t like.
D) I would be making polite conversations with everyone.
E) Organizing entertainment for the group.
F) Making up stories about them in my head.
G) Being overlooked.
3. How would you rather spend your morning?
A) Riding horseback across the countryside.
B) Reading a juicy novel.
C) Drawing and sketching.
D) Taking a long walk
E) Talking with a friend.
F) Doing volunteer work.
G) Watching light change as the sunrises.
4. Which would you say is your best personality trait?
A) Your passion for life.
B) Your endurance.
C) Your sensible nature.
D) Your compassion for others.
E) Your childlike sense of wonder.
F) Your dependability.
G) You are never intimidated.
5. When you love you love….
A) Steadfastly, loving when all hope seems to be gone.
B) Loudly with ever inward and outward fiber of your being.
C) Innocently and sweetly, like a budding rose.
D) Secretly and gratefully.
E) Slowly at first, but it builds to a great passion.
F) Without realizing it at first until jealousy makes it obvious.
G) Quietly in your heart.
6. When crisis occurs you….
A) are the first to take charge and organize those around you.
B) think about all the ways you could have prevented it.
C) are shocked and not sure what to do.
D) are often overlooked and not listened to.
E) are probably the one at the heart of it: you live for drama.
F) may have unknowingly caused it…oops.
G) look at the big picture and find practical solutions.
7. Your ideal man is….
A) A man that stands out in a crowd. He has a strong presence that makes others take notice, but he is reserved and feels uncomfortable with the attention that he draws.
B) Smart and well read, good nature, but a bit cynical sometimes; the kind of man that will lend a guiding hand should you ever need one.
C) A man who can be trusted to give you sound advice.
D) A man who appreciates your subtle nature and shares your values.
E) A patient man who shares your passions.
F) A strong man who’s secretly a romantic.
G) A gentle soul who needs your practical nature to root him.
8. How would you best describe your life?
A) Full of wonder and new experiences.
B) I’m kind of surprised by where I am now, I probably wouldn’t have believed you if you had told me earlier.
C) Late to get started, but it was worth the wait.
D) Not quite as I originally dreamed, but things turned out for the best.
E) It could have started off better, but I eventually got what I wanted.
F) I started out with all that I thought I could ever ask for, but then I found something more.
G) Since I didn’t think this would be possible, I’m perfectly happy with all that I have.
9. What is your greatest fault?
A) You tend to undervalue yourself sometimes.
B) You tend to be a bit spoiled at times.
C) You tend to let people sway your opinion.
D) You hide your feelings.
E) You often turn a blind eye to the faults of others.
F) You tend to judge people to harshly on short acquaintance.
G) You often get too caught up in your own problems to notice those of the people around you.
10. What do your friends say about you?
A) I have few real friends, except for the man I love.
B) My best friend is a family member.
C) My best friend can be a bit overbearing at time, but I know she has my best interest in mind.
D) I have many friends. I’m a highly social creature.
E) I’m deeply trusted by my friend, and I am the confidant of many.
F) I’m not often the best judge of character; some of my friends have turn out to be very different people then I originally thought.
G) I have few really close friends, but they appreciate me for my honest nature.
Answers—
1) A—3
B—5
C—7
D—4
E—2
F—1
G—6
2) A—6
B—5
C—7
D—4
E—3
F—1
G—2
3) A—2
B—1
C—4
D—5
E—3
F—6
G—7
4) A—7
B—2
C—4
D—6
E—1
F—3
G—5
5) A—3
B—7
C—1
D—2
E—5
F—6
G—4
6) A—3
B—5
C—1
D—2
E—7
F—6
G—4
7) A—5
B—1
C—6
D—2
E—7
F—3
G—4
A—1
B—5
C—3
D—7
E—2
F—6
G—4
9) A—2
B—6
C—3
D—4
E—1
F—5
G—7
10) A—2
B—5
C—3
D—6
E—4
F—1
G—7
Mostly 1’s Catherine Moreland (Northanger Abbey)
Mostly 2’s Fanny Price (Mansfield Park)
Mostly 3’s Anne Elliot (Persuasion)
Mostly 4’s Elinor Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility)
Mostly 5’s Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice)
Mostly 6’s Emma Woodhouse (Emma)
Mostly 7’s Marianne Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility)
If you have an even split, then congratulations, you are a Jane Austen Hybrid.
This Quiz is free for anyone to use. I hope this saves you sometime if you are planning a Jane Austen program, I believe i worked on this for 2 weeks.
Good day!,