In 1997, my late mother, Ruth Bell, and I went on the first ever tour of England put on by the Jane Austen Society of North America. (This is the tour on which I found the inspiration to write my latest historical novel for young readers,
A Buss from Lafayette.) Before we left, we put together a audio musical quiz for our fellow travelers concerning the music used in various dramatizations of Jane Austen novels produced over the years. We wanted to see who could identify 1) the title of the Austen novel dramatization in which the music is used; 2) the name of the character who performs the piece and where, or how the music is used in some other way; 3) the date and producer (such as the BBC) of the dramatization, and (for extra credit) 4) the title and composer of the piece.
We had great fun doing this, and our fellow JASNA travelers identified nearly every one correctly.
Would you like to give it a go??
Here is Quiz #1. Enjoy!
(If you cannot watch the video above, you may access it on YouTube
here.)
Send your quiz answers to me at jensendorothea@gmail.com (with Jane Austen Musical Quiz #1 on the subject line, please).
Winners will be posted on this site. I promise.
Cheers,
Dorothea
