Quiz: Which Jane Austen Heroine are You?

So, about this Jane Austen heroine quiz…….

I have to tell you that I’ve taken this quiz three different times now. The reason is that, the first time I took it, I found myself unsure which answer to put for a few of the questions. More than one answer seemed appropriate—but obviously, you can only choose one.

And so, the first time I took the quiz, my result was this:

You are Elizabeth Bennet of Pride & Prejudice! You are intelligent, witty, and tremendously attractive. You have a good head on your shoulders, and oftentimes find yourself the lone beacon of reason in a sea of ridiculousness. You take great pleasure in many things. You are proficient in nearly all of them, though you will never own it. Lest you seem too perfect, you have a tendency toward prejudgement that serves you very ill indeed.

I posted this result on the sidebar of my blog. But then I went back to the quiz and did it again, this time changing just one of my answers, selecting the other of the two choices I’d been at variance over.

The result of making that single change:

You are Anne Elliot of Persuasion! Let’s face it; you’re easily persuaded, particularly when friends and relatives try to use “the Elliot way” against you. But this doesn’t mean that you don’t have conviction. Actually, your sense of duty is overwhelming. And though you won’t stick your neck out too often, you have learned to speak up when it counts. To boot, you know how to handle sticky situations. You love deeply and constantly.

Just now, I took the quiz a third time. This time, I altered my answers for every question I’d deliberated on the first time. Any place I found where I’d been hesitant upon first taking the quiz, I chose the “other” answer.

Again, my final result was to be told I was most like Anne Elliot.

My conclusion in all this is that, for most of my life, I have been most like Anne Elliot, at least insofar as I have been easily persuaded by others. Now that I am older, however, I am more “set in my ways,” and far less likely to allow someone else’s opinions to sway me. I know my own mind and am more confident. My “Elizabeth Bennet” answers reflect this change. Of course, the bad part about this is that it also indicates I might be more judgmental of others than I used to be, and that is definitely something I have been trying very, very hard to avoid!

Not that any of this matters at all! It’s just for fun. Interestingly, my overall favorite Jane Austen novel is Emma (a heroine who, I am sure, the quiz showed me to be the least similar to!). Persuasion is the novel closest to my heart; and Pride & Prejudice is my favorite when it comes to movie adaptations!

Which Jane Austen heroine are you? Which Jane Austen novels do you like best?

Take the Quiz here!