This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Movements > Gothic Literature > Gothic Literature – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gothic Literature Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is the correct use of the word suspicious? A) I was suspicious of the masked man as he entered the room. B) I felt as though the cake was suspicious as it was tasty. C) I felt so happy and suspicious. D) The suspicious made it funny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was suspicious of the masked man as he entered the room. 2. What is the significance of the title "A Rose for Emily" in the context of the story? A) It symbolizes Emily's love for gardening. B) It represents the town's admiration for Emily. C) It suggests Emily's romantic relationship with a man named Rose. D) It is a metaphor for Emily's tragic life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is a metaphor for Emily's tragic life. 3. Charlotte Perkins-Gilman wrote the story of The Yellow Wallpaper. We find that Perkins-Gilman's feminist approach to this story brings to light a serious medical condition. What condition was the narrator dealing with throughout the story? A) A lobotomy. B) Mental Illness. C) ADHD. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mental Illness. 4. T/F:Edgar Allen Poe was a write of Gothic Literature. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. The author of The Lottery uses foreshadowing throughout the story. Which of the answers below is one example of this? A) A tall boy in the crowd raised his hand. "Here, " he said. "I'm drawing for m'mother and me." He blinked his eyes nervously and ducked his head as several voices in the crowd said things like "Good fellow, Jack, " and "Glad to see your mother's got a man to do it.". B) The people separated good-humoredly to let her through; two or three people said, in voices just loud enough to be heard across the crowd, "Here comes your Mrs., Hutchinson, " and "Bill, she made it after all." Mrs. Hutchinson reached her husband, and Mr. Summers, who had been waiting, said cheerfully, "Thought we were going to have to get on without you, Tessie." Mrs. Hutchinson said, grinning, "Wouldn't have me leave m'dishes in the sink, now, would you, Joe?, " and soft laughter ran through the crowd as the people stirred back into position after Mrs. Hutchinson's arrival. C) The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions; most of them were quiet, wetting their lips, not looking around. Then Mr. Summers raised one hand high and said, "Adams." A man disengaged himself from the crowd and came forward. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The people separated good-humoredly to let her through; two or three people said, in voices just loud enough to be heard across the crowd, "Here comes your Mrs., Hutchinson, " and "Bill, she made it after all." Mrs. Hutchinson reached her husband, and Mr. Summers, who had been waiting, said cheerfully, "Thought we were going to have to get on without you, Tessie." Mrs. Hutchinson said, grinning, "Wouldn't have me leave m'dishes in the sink, now, would you, Joe?, " and soft laughter ran through the crowd as the people stirred back into position after Mrs. Hutchinson's arrival. 6. In "The Raven" what is the name of the "rare and radiant maiden" who the speaker pines for? A) Fly. B) Lydia. C) Lorelei. D) Lenore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lenore. 7. Which Gothic Literature element includes a woman who suffers at the expense of a villain? A) Romance. B) Anti-hero. C) Damsel in distress. D) Nightmare. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Damsel in distress. 8. The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part A Which of the following best describes the father's state of mind when the stranger in "Where Is Here?" wanders around outside the house? A) The father is delighted to show the property off to the stranger and regrets not inviting him inside. B) The father is touched by the stranger's desire to see the old home and eager to make him welcome. C) The father is curious about what the stranger is doing but respects the stranger's desire to revisit his memories. D) The father is deeply frightened and angered by the stranger's presence but cannot think of a way to get rid of him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The father is curious about what the stranger is doing but respects the stranger's desire to revisit his memories. 9. What is pathetic fallacy? A) Describing the setting using metaphors. B) Describing the weather using human characteristics. C) Describing a character. D) When the author describes something badly and 'pathetically'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Describing the weather using human characteristics. 10. Which of the following best describes the CLIMAX of a story? A) The main conflict is introduced; this is the longest portion of the story. B) The setting and characters. C) The turning point of the story; the highest point that everything builds toward. D) How the conflict is resolved. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The turning point of the story; the highest point that everything builds toward. 11. Who is the flat character in Fahrenheit 451 by Arthur Conan Doyle? A) Clarisse. B) Beatty. C) Faber. D) Hound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clarisse. 12. This author wrote Dracula. A) Octavia E. Butler. B) Bram Stoker. C) Edgar Allan Poe. D) Mary Shelley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bram Stoker. 13. Which of the following settings is most commonly associated with a sense of foreboding and mystery? A) Fairy tale castle. B) Sunny beach. C) Dark and eerie forest. D) A bustling city. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dark and eerie forest. 14. What year was 'Jane Eyre' released? A) 2011. B) 2015. C) 2020. D) 1994. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2011. 15. What happens to the house at the end of "Fall of the House of Usher" A) A new family moves in. B) The house crumbles to the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The house crumbles to the ground. 16. Which element of Gothic Literature foreshadows upcoming events in a novel in the form of visions, omens, and curses? A) Atmosphere and Setting. B) Romance. C) Omens and Curses. D) Villain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Omens and Curses. 17. Vocabulary Check! Which word is most like macabre? A) Envigorating. B) Gruesome. C) Dancing. D) Scary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gruesome. 18. What role does the grandmother play in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" ? A) The voice of reason and morality. B) The antagonist of the story. C) A passive observer of events. D) A symbol of generational conflicts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The voice of reason and morality. 19. The insult that Fortunato inflicts on Montresor A) Concerns Montresor's knowledge of wine. B) Concerns Montresor's home. C) Is not revealed in the story. D) Concerns Montresor's heritage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is not revealed in the story. 20. In the story "The Feather Pillow" what does Alicia hallucinate? A) Bats. B) A human-like figure. C) Shadows. D) Insects. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A human-like figure. 21. In the second paragraph of "My Introduction to Gothic Literature, " what key details does the author include that build up her introduction to Gothic literature? A) When the author was 14, she goes to live with her grandmother. One night, a storm hit and the power went out. Her grandmother suggests she read a book to pass the time. B) When the author was 14, she goes to live with her grandmother. One night, a storm hit and the power went out. The author goes searching for something to do and finds a book in her grandmother's room. C) The author reads a book called "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe. D) The author describes how she was feeling angry at her parents for getting a divorce, so she ran away to her grandmother's house when she was 14. One night, a storm hit and the power went out. The author looked for batteries for the flashlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the author was 14, she goes to live with her grandmother. One night, a storm hit and the power went out. Her grandmother suggests she read a book to pass the time. 22. What is a common theme in Southern Gothic literature? A) Religion. B) Chivalry. C) Values and morals. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 23. What happens at the end of the party in "The Masque of the Red Death" ? A) The party continues forever. B) Everyone dies from the Red Death. C) People flee the hall in fear. D) The Prince wanders the countryside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everyone dies from the Red Death. 24. What POV is the following an example of? Chris wants to try out for the basketball team, but his dad wants him to be on the drumline in band. A) First person. B) Third person limited. C) Third person omniscient. D) Second person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third person omniscient. 25. In Fahrenheit 451 "The fire was gone, and back again, like a winking eye" Bradbury shows A) Metaphor. B) Similarly. C) Personification. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 26. Montag wants to read books and become knowledgeable and understand but this society highly disagrees is the what in Fahrenheit 451? A) Mood. B) Foreshadowing. C) Irony. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conflict. 27. Techniques:What is a verb? A) A doing word. B) A describing word. C) An object or thing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A doing word. 28. T/F:Gothic Literature has been around for a long time and is still being created today. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 29. Relationships between characters in a Gothic story would typically NOT include ..... A) Revenge. B) Obsessive "love". C) Equal partnerships. D) Toxic relationships. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equal partnerships. 30. Which of the following is a characteristic of Southern gothic literature? A) Happy endings. B) Romantic themes. C) Grotesque or macabre elements. D) Realistic settings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grotesque or macabre elements. 31. In which point of view are these stories normally told? A) 1st person. B) 2nd person. C) 3rd person. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd person. 32. What is the main idea or focus of the story? A) The story focuses on family and togetherness. B) The story focuses on the strong influence of the irrational on human behavior. C) The story focuses on not allowing strangers into your life. D) The story focuses on relationships with family . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The story focuses on the strong influence of the irrational on human behavior. 33. (Verb) Inspire; Drive A) Motivate. B) Manipulate. C) Perspective. D) Psychological. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motivate. 34. Who was "we" in "A Rose for Emily" ? A) The reader. B) The town. C) Emily's cousins. D) Emily's children. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The town. 35. Romanticism was in response to realism. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. In "The Monkey's Paw, " why does Mr. White wish for two hundred pounds? A) It is the amount Mr. White needs to pay off their house. B) Morris tells Mr. White that wishing for money is sensible. C) It is the amount that Herbert suggests he wish for. D) Mr. White wants to replace the money he paid for the paw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is the amount Mr. White needs to pay off their house. 37. In The Hound of the Baskervilles the man on the tor was supposed to be "evil" but he turned out to be Sherlock Holmes is showing what literary technique? A) Comedy. B) Allusion. C) Irony. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irony. 38. What archetype do the women in Gothic literature usually fit? A) Mother. B) Damsel in distress. C) Loving wife. D) Hero. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Damsel in distress. 39. What makes the stranger burst into tears? A) Seeing the basement. B) Sitting on the old, rotting swing set. C) Touching the cushion of the window seat. D) The father touching his shoulder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The father touching his shoulder. 40. What does the Raven symbolize in "The Raven?" A) The speaker's grief and lonliness. B) The evil that haunts him. C) The love that he had for Lenore. D) Nature and how it affects human emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The speaker's grief and lonliness. 41. Who is described as "zoophagous" ? A) Renfield. B) Dracula. C) Lucy Westerna. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renfield. 42. What is a moment in the story of The Veldt where the author uses foreshadowing to convey the ending of the story? A) When Mr. McClean showed up and told the parents that the children need to be taken away and sent off to boarding school. B) When the children spoke to the parents about how they should not turn off the nursery with a very stern conversation. C) When the parents allow the children to visit New York on the jet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the children spoke to the parents about how they should not turn off the nursery with a very stern conversation. 43. The children were ..... their parents to allow them to go to the amusement park on the weekend. A) Allure. B) Magical Realism. C) Entreating. D) Evoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Entreating. 44. A London particular refers to A) Something strange in London. B) People from London. C) An extremely thick London fog. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An extremely thick London fog. 45. The gothic genre became popular in the 18th century to question the popularity of what? A) Science. B) Industry. C) Both science and industry. D) None of the choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both science and industry. 46. The narrator in The Yellow Wallpaper faced quite a bit of conflict throughout the story. What choice below best describes the conflict of "narrator vs self" ? A) The narrator was a menace to society by making a fool of herself in public. B) The narrator was in a fight with her sister-in-law for taking her baby. C) The narrator was struggling with her mental health and needed help. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The narrator was struggling with her mental health and needed help. 47. A long narrative poem, which is usually related to heroic deeds of a person of an unusual courage and unparalleled bravery. Sherlock Holmes could be presented as a hero in novels. A) Prose. B) Epic. C) Poem. D) Novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epic. 48. True or False:Terror indicates a suspenseful feeling of something about to happen. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 49. What POV is the following an example of? Chris wants to try out for school team because basketball is his favorite sport. A) First person. B) Third person omniscient. C) Second person. D) Third person limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Third person limited. 50. At the end of "Where Is Here?" what effect has the stranger's visit had on the family? A) It has caused the family sad and tired. B) It has left the children excited and curious about math. C) It has caused the father and mother to get into a physical altercation. D) It has left the father and mother grateful and appreciative of their lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It has caused the father and mother to get into a physical altercation. 51. Which of the following is NOT an example of Dark Romanticism? A) Nature is dark and mysterious. B) People are sinful. C) Supernatural elements. D) Positivity about human potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Positivity about human potential. 52. What can you focus on in a good piece of descriptive writing? A) The senses:sights, sounds and smells. B) The character's thoughts. C) The headline of the article. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The senses:sights, sounds and smells. 53. Part B:Which of the following excerpts from "House Taken Over" best supports the inference made in Part A? A) It was pleasant to take lunch and commune with the great hollow, silent house . B) One day I found that the drawer at the bottom of the chiffonier, replete with mothballs, was filled with shawls, white, green, lilac. C) We didn't have to earn our living, there was plenty coming in from the farms each month, even piling up. D) Only a corridor with its massive oak door separated that part from the front wing, where there was a bath, the kitchen, our bedrooms and the hall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We didn't have to earn our living, there was plenty coming in from the farms each month, even piling up. 54. Out of the following answers, which one is a "Gothic Element" ? A) Mystery. B) Loneliness. C) Wild Nature. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wild Nature. 55. The setting of "Cask of Amontillado" takes place A) In the catacombs. B) In Fortunato's palazzo. C) At the carnival. D) Near the river outside Montresor's palazzo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the catacombs. 56. Which of the following is not characteristic of women in Gothic literature A) Sickly. B) Like a "damsel in distress". C) Overpowered by men. D) Mentally superior. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mentally superior. 57. What is metonymy? A) Removing adjectives from subjects. B) Use of evocative phrasing. C) Replacing words with associated words. D) Metaphorical representation of animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Replacing words with associated words. 58. In "A Rose for Emily, " which of the following events does not foreshadow the ending of the story? A) She buys a package of rat poision. B) She refuses to place metal numbers above her door for free postal delivery. C) Her father turns away potential suitors. D) She becomes an old maid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She becomes an old maid. 59. Which sentence is an example of a pun? A) Rome was not built in one day, and Greece was built in three. B) Raul kept reminding Justin that he should not judge a book by its cover. C) Never bite the hand that feeds you. D) The cow stood in udder amazement when she was unable to produce milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cow stood in udder amazement when she was unable to produce milk. 60. How do the siblings act when they are awake vs. asleep? A) There is no difference as the text describes them as "peacefully sedate" at all times. B) They are much more restless at night yet calm during the day. C) They are restless and on edge during the day, yet calm at night. D) They are fitful, edgy and paranoid both during the day and at night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are much more restless at night yet calm during the day. Next →Related QuizzesMovements QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesGothic Literature Quiz 2Gothic Literature Quiz 3Gothic Literature Quiz 4Gothic Literature Quiz 5Gothic Literature Quiz 6Gothic Literature Quiz 7Gothic Literature Quiz 8Gothic Literature Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books