Chapter 57 Quiz — Pride and Prejudice

Why did Lady Catherine de Bourgh visit Longbourn?

• To congratulate the Bennets on Jane's engagement
• To demand Elizabeth renounce any attachment to Mr. Darcy
• To invite the Bennet family to Rosings
• To deliver a letter from Mr. Collins

How did the rumor of Elizabeth and Darcy's engagement originate?

• Darcy told Bingley about his intentions
• Elizabeth confided in her friend Charlotte
• Neighborhood gossip linked them because Darcy is Bingley's friend and Elizabeth is Jane's sister
• Lady Catherine invented the rumor to test Elizabeth

Through which chain of people did the engagement rumor reach Lady Catherine?

• Mrs. Bennet to Lady Lucas to Mr. Collins to Lady Catherine
• The Lucases to the Collinses to Lady Catherine
• Mr. Wickham to Colonel Fitzwilliam to Lady Catherine
• Charlotte Lucas directly to Lady Catherine

True or False: Elizabeth fears that Lady Catherine's arguments, which she herself found weak, might carry weight with Darcy.

Who wrote the letter that Mr. Bennet shares with Elizabeth?

• Mr. Darcy
• Lady Catherine de Bourgh
• Mr. Collins
• Mr. Bingley

How does Mr. Collins describe Darcy in his letter?

• A proud and disagreeable man
• One of the most illustrious personages in this land, blessed with splendid property, noble kindred, and extensive patronage
• A gentleman of moderate fortune and good character
• An unworthy suitor for any woman of sense

True or False: Mr. Bennet immediately realizes that the rumor about Elizabeth and Darcy might be true.

What does "discomposure" mean as used in: "The discomposure of spirits which this extraordinary visit threw Elizabeth into"?

• Physical illness
• A state of agitation and disturbed composure
• Deep sadness and mourning
• Mild confusion

What resolution does Elizabeth make if Darcy does not return to Netherfield?

• She will write to Darcy directly
• She will confront Lady Catherine
• She will give up all hope and stop regretting him
• She will ask Jane to intercede with Bingley

What does "sagacity" mean as used in: "I may defy even your sagacity, to discover the name of your admirer"?

• Physical bravery
• Social connections
• Keen mental discernment and shrewdness
• Romantic experience

True or False: Mr. Collins's letter approves of the Bennets receiving Lydia and Wickham into their home after the marriage.

What famous line does Mr. Bennet deliver in this chapter about the purpose of life?

• "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."
• "For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?"
• "There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well."
• "I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle."

Why does Elizabeth force herself to laugh at the end of the chapter?

• She genuinely finds Collins's letter amusing
• She wants to encourage her father to share more
• She must conceal her real feelings about Darcy from her father
• She is relieved that her father does not suspect the truth