You’re Elizabeth Bennett of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen! Take this quiz!
You might have fun with the quiz. I rated it a “1″. The author of the quiz (not Carmen) asks women to rate themselves in shallow terms of the trade offs of love and money to the exclusion of all else. Accordingly, I found the quiz a bit insulting. But then, I am Elizabeth Bennett -although I wouldn’t really know if the description were apt because I’ve never read the book (girly-girl books never interested me) nor have I seen the movie because I was never into chick flicks either. Who do you score?
Jane Eyre! One of my favourite books as a child, not for the boring bit about the brooding guy she married – Rochester, was it? – but for the close friendship with Helen that had a lesbian flavour to it that appealed to me even at ten. And of course the horrible foster family were quite chillingly evil.
I particularly liked the part in the book where she was wandering around the countryside starving. A far cry from even the toughest moments of my life.
And I agree about the quality of the quiz.
j
June 7th, 2006
6:20 PM
This is a silly quiz. Iam Estella I guess I must have answered wrong. Im not a mean person really Im not.
Julie Knox
June 7th, 2006
9:03 PM
I quite enjoyed Pride and Predjudice, and I don’t usually ready ‘girly-girl’ books either.
It’s also interesting that it’s so old, and social customs have changed considerably yet it still makes a good story, and is still readable to someone today.
J C Sprowls
June 7th, 2006
9:18 PM
Ugh… I’m Elizabeth Bennett, too. I even tried to google for the classic male character – to no avail. I’ll have to ponder and venture a guess as to which male character I think is most similar…
Also Jane Eyre. Whose life experience bears not the slightest resemblence to mine. But I wouldn’t consider that to be a very accurate evaluation…the answers are terribly skewed to one side. On several, there just wasn’t an answer that reflected my opinion at all…and I had to go with the the only answer that even leaned the slightest bit in my direction.
Who writes these things, anyway? ;)
Elisabeth
June 8th, 2006
9:47 PM
I got Marianne, though I’m much more like Elinor, her sister.
I’d really recommend Pride and Prejudice. It’s not a “girly-girl” book – it’s a wonderful, humourous book that many guys love. Sure, it contains romance, but not in the typical manner. It’s also very satirical and ironic, in a subtle way, that just makes me laugh.
Alas, I too am Lizzie Bennett but I’m okay with it because I really love Jane Austen and Pride & Prejudice. Well, all versions EXCEPT the one with Kierra Knightly which I thought was absolutely dreadful!
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June 7th, 2006
12:45 PM
Jane Eyre! One of my favourite books as a child, not for the boring bit about the brooding guy she married – Rochester, was it? – but for the close friendship with Helen that had a lesbian flavour to it that appealed to me even at ten. And of course the horrible foster family were quite chillingly evil.
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June 7th, 2006
12:48 PM
Well, I turned out to be E. Bennett as well. I gave so many conflicting ans. I thought sure the quiz would kick me out :)
June 7th, 2006
1:00 PM
I, too, am an “Elizabeth.” Maybe now I’ll finally read the book. Or watch one of the many movies made from the novel.
June 7th, 2006
2:29 PM
Marianne Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility). Hmmm . . . not so much. But she was played by Kate Winslet, which is a plus.
You’re right, Kathleen, silly quiz – I liked the princess one better.
June 7th, 2006
5:56 PM
Jane Eyre, as well.
I particularly liked the part in the book where she was wandering around the countryside starving. A far cry from even the toughest moments of my life.
And I agree about the quality of the quiz.
June 7th, 2006
6:20 PM
This is a silly quiz. Iam Estella I guess I must have answered wrong. Im not a mean person really Im not.
June 7th, 2006
9:03 PM
I quite enjoyed Pride and Predjudice, and I don’t usually ready ‘girly-girl’ books either.
It’s also interesting that it’s so old, and social customs have changed considerably yet it still makes a good story, and is still readable to someone today.
June 7th, 2006
9:18 PM
Ugh… I’m Elizabeth Bennett, too. I even tried to google for the classic male character – to no avail. I’ll have to ponder and venture a guess as to which male character I think is most similar…
June 8th, 2006
7:09 AM
Also Jane Eyre. Whose life experience bears not the slightest resemblence to mine. But I wouldn’t consider that to be a very accurate evaluation…the answers are terribly skewed to one side. On several, there just wasn’t an answer that reflected my opinion at all…and I had to go with the the only answer that even leaned the slightest bit in my direction.
Who writes these things, anyway? ;)
June 8th, 2006
9:47 PM
I got Marianne, though I’m much more like Elinor, her sister.
I’d really recommend Pride and Prejudice. It’s not a “girly-girl” book – it’s a wonderful, humourous book that many guys love. Sure, it contains romance, but not in the typical manner. It’s also very satirical and ironic, in a subtle way, that just makes me laugh.
June 9th, 2006
11:10 AM
Alas, I too am Lizzie Bennett but I’m okay with it because I really love Jane Austen and Pride & Prejudice. Well, all versions EXCEPT the one with Kierra Knightly which I thought was absolutely dreadful!