Chapter 4 Practice Quiz — Pride and Prejudice
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Practice Quiz: Chapter 4
What does Jane say Mr. Bingley is "just what" a young man ought to be?
Sensible, good-humoured, and lively, with happy manners and perfect good breeding.
According to Elizabeth, how much prettier was Jane than the other women at the ball?
About five times as pretty as every other woman in the room.
What does Elizabeth say is the great difference between herself and Jane?
Compliments always take Jane by surprise, while they never surprise Elizabeth.
How does Elizabeth characterize Jane's way of judging people?
Jane takes the good of everybody's character, makes it still better, and says nothing of the bad.
What does Elizabeth call the common practice of pretending to be fair-minded?
Affectation of candour, which she says is common enough and found everywhere.
What is Jane's opinion of Miss Bingley?
That she is a very pleasing woman who will make a charming neighbour.
How does the narrator describe the Bingley sisters' true character?
Proud and conceited, capable of good humour when pleased but inclined to think well of themselves and meanly of others.
How much was each Bingley sister's fortune?
Twenty thousand pounds each.
How was the Bingley fortune originally acquired?
Through trade. Their brother's fortune and their own had been acquired by trade.
How much did Mr. Bingley inherit from his father?
Nearly a hundred thousand pounds.
What had Mr. Bingley's father intended to do with his fortune but never accomplished?
Purchase an estate. He died before doing so.
How did Bingley come to rent Netherfield House?
Through an accidental recommendation. He looked at it for half an hour, was pleased, and took it immediately.
Who is Mrs. Hurst?
One of Bingley's sisters, who had married a man of more fashion than fortune.
In what way is Darcy intellectually superior to Bingley?
Darcy was clever, while Bingley, though by no means deficient in understanding, was not his equal.
What traits made Darcy's manners "not inviting"?
He was haughty, reserved, and fastidious.
How did Bingley describe Miss Bennet after the assembly?
He could not conceive an angel more beautiful.
What was Darcy's criticism of Miss Bennet?
He acknowledged her to be pretty, but said she smiled too much.
What did the Bingley sisters ultimately say about Jane Bennet?
They pronounced her a sweet girl whom they would not object to know more of.
What quality of Bingley's endeared him to Darcy?
The easiness, openness, and ductility of his temper.
How did Darcy describe the people at the Meryton assembly?
A collection of people in whom there was little beauty and no fashion, from none of whom he received attention or pleasure.