This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Authors > Mary Shelley > Mary Shelley – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mary Shelley Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What happened to Percy Shelley's first wife? A) She died in a boating accident. B) She drowned herself and her unborn child. C) She married another man. D) She killed Mary Shelley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She drowned herself and her unborn child. 2. It combines epistolary writing, autobiography and narration. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 3. Mary's mother, Mary Woolstonecraft, was a famous feminist writer. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 4. Why did the Monster leave the house? A) He was scared of Victor Frankenstein. B) He wanted to explore. C) He was afraid and did not know where to go. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was afraid and did not know where to go. 5. Victor, despite creating a new kind of man, decided to keep his relationships with his family and friends active. This way, he could relax and rest amidst the stress of bringing the inanimate to life. A) TRUE. B) Falso. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falso. 6. At the beginning of the book, Victor mentions that his father (Alphonse Frankenstein) sent him, when he turned seventeen, to: A) The university of Ingolstadt. B) A church in Germany. C) The bank of scotland. D) The Geneva advanced laboratory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The university of Ingolstadt. 7. 2 Mary met Percy Shelley because of his admiration for ..... A) A Lord Byron. B) B her father. C) C William Wordsworth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B her father. 8. What city did the Frankenstein family live in? A) Ginebra. B) London. C) Ingolstadt. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ginebra. 9. What happens when Victor brings his creation to life? A) He is terrified by its appearance. B) He is amazed by his abilities. C) He beams with pride. D) He falls madly in love with it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is terrified by its appearance. 10. How many children did Mary give birth to? A) Three. B) Four. C) Five. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Four. 11. How does Dr. Frankenstein feel about this creation? What does he do after the creation comes to life? A) Breathless horror and disgust fill his heart when he sees his creature. He immediately kills it. B) Breathless horror and disgust fill his heart when he sees his creature. He runs from the room. C) Breathless horror and disgust fill his heart when he sees his creature but he immediately feels a fatherly love for it. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breathless horror and disgust fill his heart when he sees his creature. He runs from the room. 12. What was the illness that Victor's mother died of? A) Measles. B) Scarlet fever. C) Smallpox. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scarlet fever. 13. What are the moral and societal consequences of Dr. Frankenstein's creation? A) There were no moral or societal consequences. B) The creation was a beneficial addition to society. C) The creation's treatment was justified due to its nature. D) The moral and societal consequences include themes of scientific recklessness, the repercussions of overstepping human boundaries, and the mistreatment of the 'other' in society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The moral and societal consequences include themes of scientific recklessness, the repercussions of overstepping human boundaries, and the mistreatment of the 'other' in society. 14. How did Victor feel when he first saw the creature come to life? A) Indifference and boredom. B) Confusion and curiosity. C) Horror and disgust. D) Joy and excitement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horror and disgust. 15. The first residence of the Shelley couple was ..... A) Ginebra. B) Bloomsbury. C) Saint Pancras. D) York. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saint Pancras. 16. This word means a person who believes in feminism, and tries to achieve change that helps women to get equal opportunities and treatment. A) Philosophical. B) Feminist. C) Liberal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feminist. 17. ..... is the author of "Frankenstein A) Percy Shelley. B) Lord Byron. C) Mary Wollstonecraft. D) Mary Shelley. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mary Shelley. 18. The most important person in the story A) Victim. B) Villain. C) Protagonist. D) Second lead. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protagonist. 19. Mary Shelley and her husband were married for over 20 years. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 20. After the abandonment, where do Victor and his creation meet and speak for the first time? A) Plainpalais Park. B) Orkneys, Scotland. C) Swiss alps mountain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swiss alps mountain. 21. After killing Elizabeth, the monster manages to escape because ..... A) He dives into the waters of the lake. B) It is hidden in the church bell tower. C) He steals a boat from the lake and flees at full speed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He dives into the waters of the lake. 22. Mary Wollstonecraft was ..... A) Mary's mother. B) A early feminist. C) A radical thinker. D) All are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are true. 23. "You're living in ..... if you can't tell that he has a crush on you!" A) Epigraph. B) Oblivion. C) Exertion. D) Onslaught. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oblivion. 24. Year was known as ..... A) "The Longest Winter Ever". B) "The Year Without a Summer". C) "The year of the Big Wind". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "The Year Without a Summer". 25. What happens to Victor's mother right before he leaves for the university? A) She runs off on a long journey. B) She falls in love and remarries. C) She catches scarlet fever and dies. D) She gives birth to another child. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She catches scarlet fever and dies. 26. Which quote more clearly shows Mary's feelings? A) Mary sighed deeply. "Please stop asking me that. If I think of anything. I will share it with you" . B) For the last three mornings. I've been greeted at breakfast with the question, "Have you thought of a story?" "No, I have not!" I want to scream!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For the last three mornings. I've been greeted at breakfast with the question, "Have you thought of a story?" "No, I have not!" I want to scream!. 27. Within this novel a secondary genre appears called epistolary. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 28. Their military faced an ..... , as the other army had thousands of more troops. A) Fortitude. B) Epigraph. C) Exertion. D) Onslaught. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onslaught. 29. What scientific theory influenced the creation of Frankenstein? A) Galvanism. B) Heliocentrism. C) The Theory of Evolution by Darwin. D) Theory of Relativity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Galvanism. 30. What is the main theme of Frankenstein? A) The French Revolution. B) The Industrial Age. C) Slavery. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 31. How did the influence of science and technology shape the themes in Frankenstein? A) By emphasizing the importance of physical appearance in society. B) By highlighting the role of religion in shaping the characters' beliefs. C) By focusing on the impact of climate change on the characters' lives. D) By exploring the ethical and moral implications of scientific experimentation and the consequences of playing god. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By exploring the ethical and moral implications of scientific experimentation and the consequences of playing god. 32. When the monster saw his maker was dead, it A) Laugh. B) Celebrated. C) Cried. D) Danced. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cried. 33. Describe the creation of the monster in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. A) The monster was a result of a curse placed on Victor Frankenstein. B) The monster was born from a magical potion. C) The monster was created by lightning striking a graveyard. D) Victor Frankenstein used body parts from various sources and brought the creature to life using a mysterious scientific process. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Victor Frankenstein used body parts from various sources and brought the creature to life using a mysterious scientific process. 34. What is one of the genres below, which is the Genre of the Frankenstein story? A) Drama. B) Sci-fi (Science Fiction). C) Documentary. D) Romance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sci-fi (Science Fiction). 35. They had 4 children, how many died as an infant? A) 2. B) Four. C) Three. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Three. 36. Voluntarily give something up A) Utilize. B) Relinquish. C) Oblivion. D) Exerted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relinquish. 37. Marquis thought it was ..... that mushrooms were added to his pizza. A) Indefatigable. B) Oblivion. C) Repellent. D) Fortitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repellent. 38. Who wrote the Novel Modern Prometheus or Frankenstein? A) Percy Shelley. B) Lord Byron. C) Mary Shelley. D) Victor Frankenstein. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mary Shelley. 39. How old was Mary when she finished writing Frankenstein? A) 18. B) 20. C) 21. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20. 40. The recipient of the story of the scientist Victor Frankenstein is: A) Margaret Saville. B) Robert Walton. C) The creature. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert Walton. 41. How did you resurrect the monster? A) It won't be revealed. B) With an organ transplant. C) With magic. D) With electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It won't be revealed. 42. Lord Byron is the husband of Mary A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) MAYBE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 43. Mary Shelley was born in ..... A) 1797. B) 1837. C) 1737. D) 1897. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1797. 44. What last name did Mary Shelley have before she married? A) Wollstonecraft Godwin. B) Godwin Shelley. C) Shelley Godwin. D) Godwin Wollstonecraft. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wollstonecraft Godwin. 45. Mary Shelley was the daughter of William a ..... and b ..... Wollstonecraft A) A Godwin; b Mary. B) A Gouldwin; b Marie. C) A Goldwin; b Mary. D) A Gauldwin; Mary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Godwin; b Mary. 46. What is ironic about the creature's physical appearance? A) Viktor intended to create a female but it turns out to be a male creature. B) Victor says he selected the features to be beautiful, but the composite effect is grotesque. C) Viktor intended to create a small person but it turns out to be a large one. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Victor says he selected the features to be beautiful, but the composite effect is grotesque. 47. What was her nationality? A) Scottish. B) American. C) English. D) Canadian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) English. 48. How many pregnancies did Mary Shelley have? How many children lived? A) 4/3. B) 5/2. C) 3/0. D) 4/1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4/1. 49. The "ghost story2 competition was put forward by ..... A) Percy. B) Lord Byron. C) Claire (Mary's step-sister). D) Mary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord Byron. 50. In what period was Mary Shelley's Frankenstein story published? A) Post-Modernism. B) Romanticism. C) Modernism. D) Victoria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Victoria. 51. Who was Percy Shelley's first wife? A) Mary Wollstonecraft. B) Claire Godwin. C) Harriet. D) Mary Shelley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harriet. 52. What happens when Victor takes Henry to the university? A) Victor runs into the monster he has created. B) Henry decides he wants to study the sciences. C) Talk of the sciences aggravates Victor's illness. D) Victor daydreams about Elizabeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Talk of the sciences aggravates Victor's illness. 53. Mary Shelley was in her teens when she wrote "Frankenstein" ? A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 54. Victor tells the story of his life A) In a ship in the artic. B) In Geneva. C) In his living room. D) In Ingolstadt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a ship in the artic. 55. Why does Victor decide to destroy his new creation, Frankenstein's companion? A) Because he wants to avenge the death of his brother William. B) Because he reflects on the scope of his work. C) Because he hates the monster and wants him to suffer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because he reflects on the scope of his work. 56. Where did Shelley claim the idea for Frankenstein came from? A) From seeing a casket upended after a violent storm. B) From a dream. C) From a fairytale. D) From viewing cadavers at the morgue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From a dream. 57. What was the name of the protagonist of the story? A) Robert Walton. B) Victor Frankenstein. C) Elizabeth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Victor Frankenstein. 58. Victor and Elizabeth are united by a bond because A) They are cousins. B) Son hermanos. C) They are nephews. D) None of the previous answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the previous answers. 59. What was the name of the girl who came to live with Victor's family? A) Isabella. B) Elizabeth. C) Mary. D) Sophia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elizabeth. 60. Where did Mary Shelley begin writing Frankenstein, which also happens to be a major setting for the novel (Victor Frankenstein's home)? A) London, England. B) Paris, France. C) Rome, Italy. D) Geneva, Switzerland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geneva, Switzerland. Next →Related QuizzesAuthors QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesMary Shelley Quiz 2Mary Shelley Quiz 3Mary Shelley Quiz 4Mary Shelley Quiz 5Mary Shelley Quiz 6 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books