Exploring Jane Austen and the Regency Era

Who was the reigning king during the American Revolution?

• King Ferdinand VII

• King George III

• King Louis XVI

• King Charles I

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In what year did the Regency era begin?

• 1805

• 1811

• 1820

• 1790

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What was George III deemed to be in 1811?

• Sane

• A tyrant

• A visionary leader

• Insane

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Which class is at the top of the social hierarchy in Austen's England?

• The landed gentry and aristocracy

• The working class

• The Royal

• The clergy

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Name one title that does not belong to the aristocracy or nobility.

• Viscount

• Baron

• Scientists

• Countess

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What type of gentry includes high-level clergy and government officials?

• Rural gentry

• Lower gentry

• Upper gentry

• Merchant gentry

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Which class includes military officers and lower-level clergy?

• Peasantry

• Merchant Class

• Artisans

• Gentry or Nobility

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What is the lowest class in the social hierarchy described?

• upper class

• middle class

• Working class

• elite class

Who ruled as regent after George III was deemed insane?

• The Archbishop of Canterbury

• The Duke of York

• The Prince of Wales

• The Prime Minister

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What novel did Jane Austen revise during the Regency era?

• Mansfield Park

• Pride and Prejudice

• Sense and Sensibility

• Emma

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