This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Movements > Gothic Literature > Gothic Literature – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gothic Literature Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Dr. Roylott wanted Julia's and Helen's share of their inheritance from their mother. If they married, he would lose two-thirds of the money." This shows the what? A) Clues. B) Motive. C) Climax. D) Red Herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motive. 2. Which of the following is NOT correct about Women in Distress? A) They don't have protectors. B) They are abandoned. C) They have a happy life. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They have a happy life. 3. Techniques:What is ellipsis? A) This is where you as punctuation. B) This is where you blend one word with another. C) This is a type of sentence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This is where you as punctuation. 4. What kind of weather is often used to create a spooky atmosphere? A) Sunny and warm. B) Clear skies with a gentle breeze. C) Snowy and cold. D) Rain and thunderstorms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rain and thunderstorms. 5. Writing that tells the story, such as Watson telling the story in the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. A) Narration. B) Epic. C) Prose. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narration. 6. Which one of these is an example of a simile? A) The sparking stars shone down on the girl like diamonds in the night-sky. B) The sparkling stars shone down on the girl; diamonds in the night-sky. C) The sparkling stars looked down on the girl. D) The sparkling stars shone down on the girl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sparking stars shone down on the girl like diamonds in the night-sky. 7. What did the footprints found by Sir Charles' body indicate in the novel? A) Irony. B) Foreshadowing. C) Suspense. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing. 8. Which of the following should NOT be included in a summary? A) The author/title of the original text. B) The main details of the original text. C) Your opinion about the original text. D) The main points of the original text. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your opinion about the original text. 9. At the beginning of the story, the father invites the stranger in. Instead the stranger says he would prefer to ..... A) Sit on the basement stairs. B) Take photographs of the house. C) Just look around outside. D) Meet the man's children. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Just look around outside. 10. The window seat in the house seemed to be a place of refuge for the stranger because A) The father was abusive. B) The mother was never home. C) The sister had recently died. D) The boy lived alone and was frightened often. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The father was abusive. 11. The gothic tradition began in A) The United States. B) South America. C) Europe. D) Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Europe. 12. Which type of irony is it when there is an outcome to a situation that is not was is expected? A) Dramatic irony. B) Verbal irony. C) Situational irony. D) This is not ironic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Situational irony. 13. What does the narrator learn about Roderick and Madeline? A) They're twins. B) They weren't really related. C) They were cousins. D) They were married. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're twins. 14. Which of the following emotions are evoked by Gothic literature? A) Excitement. B) Happiness. C) Fear. D) Disgust. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fear. 15. In The Adventure of the Speckled Band a misleading clue, such as the gypsies, the baboon, and the cheetah are called? A) Inciting Incident. B) Motive. C) Red Herring. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red Herring. 16. The meaning of witch in 'Old English' is ..... A) Old Woman. B) Ugly Woman. C) Wise Woman. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wise Woman. 17. Which type of irony is it when sarcasm is used? A) Situational irony. B) This is not ironic. C) Dramatic irony. D) Verbal irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verbal irony. 18. Which spelling is correct. A) Claustrophobic. B) Claustrophobic. C) Claustrophobic. D) Claustraphobic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claustrophobic. 19. What Gothic element does Shelley use when Frankenstein brings the monster to life? A) Supernatural and Paranormal Activity. B) Atmosphere and Setting. C) Anti-Hero. D) Villain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supernatural and Paranormal Activity. 20. What is the correct order for plot structure? A) Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution. B) Climax, rising action, falling action, resolution, exposition. C) Rising action, exposition, climax, falling action, resolution. D) Rising action, exposition, climax, resolution, falling action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution. 21. Which of the following is an essential part of Emerson's definition of integrity? A) Devoting oneself to social progress. B) Faithfully following one's conscience. C) Holding reliable thoughts and opinions. D) Doing all one can to ensure the happiness of others. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Faithfully following one's conscience. 22. The poem "The Laboratory" is written by which poet? A) William Wordsworth. B) Carol Ann Duffy. C) Robert Browning. D) Alfred Tennyson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Robert Browning. 23. Which is the correct sentence for the word deserted. A) The car sped away and left the dog deserted far from home. B) The cup was deserted in the cupboard with lots of other cups. C) I felt deserted when I saw my birthday cake. D) I deserted through the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The car sped away and left the dog deserted far from home. 24. What does the word "repetition" mean A) Very tired. B) A point of view. C) Repeating a word or phrase for emphasis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repeating a word or phrase for emphasis. 25. TRUE or FALSE:Edgar Allen Poe was a writer of Gothic Literature. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 26. Which of the following best describes the RISING ACTION 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: A) The main conflict is introduced; this is the longest portion of the story. 27. Style of writing characterized by fear, horror, death, and gloom. An example is Hound of the Baskervilles A) Area. B) Goth. C) Gothic. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gothic. 28. What literary device is present in the following text: "The lower part of the castle was hollowed into several intricate cloisters; and it was not easy for one under so much anxiety to find the door that opened into the cavern. An awful silence reigned throughout those subterraneous regions, except now and then some blasts of wind that shook the doors she had passed, and which grating on the rusty hinges were re-echoed through that long labyrinth of darkness." A) Hyperbole. B) Juxtaposition. C) Imagery. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 29. According to the speaker "A Psalm of Life, " the most important thing is that one's life is which of the following? A) Consistent. B) Meaningful to the self. C) Exciting. D) Enjoyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meaningful to the self. 30. In the story "The Feather Pillow", what caused Alicia's death? A) Her husband. B) Her doctor. C) A disease. D) Her feather pillow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her feather pillow. 31. Which of the following events did NOT contribute to the chaos felt in the South that spawned the Gothic movement? A) Civil Rights. B) World War II. C) Boston Tea Party. D) Women's Liberation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boston Tea Party. 32. What is the name of Roderick's sister in the story "The Fall of the House of Usher" A) Jenny. B) Madeline. C) Elizabeth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Madeline. 33. What POV is the following an example of? Make sure you study for the test so you can do well on it! A) Third person omniscient. B) Second person. C) Third person limited. D) First person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second person. 34. Techniques:What is an adjective? A) A doing word. B) A describing word. C) A object or thing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A describing word. 35. True/False:Modern Gothic tales always have a fully resolved ending. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 36. Jonathon Harker travels to which country to meet Count Dracula? A) Bulgaria. B) Big paste. C) Transylvania. D) Tasmanians. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transylvania. 37. True or False:All Gothic Literature takes place in England. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 38. Bonus question:which gothic American author was considered "Father of Mystery" ? A) Edgar Allen Poe. B) Nathaniel Hawthrone. C) Emily Dickinson. D) H.P Lovecraft. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edgar Allen Poe. 39. Which of the following best describes what transcendentalism celebrates? A) Nature. B) Reason. C) Individual. D) Arts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Individual. 40. A feeling that something bad will happen in the future. A) Foreshadow. B) Shadowing. C) Foreboding. D) Happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreboding. 41. In Bistritz, the hotel keeper's wife gives Jonathan a(n) ..... A) Gold cross. B) Warm coat. C) Amulet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gold cross. 42. In The Fall of the House of Usher what words does poe use to create tone in the story? A) " eyes large, liquid and luminous ". B) " surpassingly beautiful curve ". C) " Ghastly pallor startled and even awed me ". D) " Both the family and the family mansion.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) " Ghastly pallor startled and even awed me ". 43. Metonymy is related to A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 44. Is 'Corpse Bride' animated? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 45. Which of the following best describes the atmosphere in gothic literature? A) Cheerful and uplifting. B) Exciting and adventurous. C) Gloomy and eerie. D) Peaceful and serene. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gloomy and eerie. 46. Who is not a famous gothic writer? A) JK Rowling. B) Emily Bronte. C) Edgar Allen Poe. D) Mary Shelley. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) JK Rowling. 47. What two genres is Gothic literature a mixture of? A) Horror and crime. B) Horror and comedy. C) Horror and Thriller. D) Horror and romance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Horror and romance. 48. What theme was presented in Poe's The Tell Tale Heart? A) Darkness. B) Sanity vs Insanity. C) Love. D) Mystery of Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sanity vs Insanity. 49. True/False:Modern Gothic literature dives into the moral dilemmas of characters. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 50. Which of the following elements is often present in gothic literature? A) Optimism and hope. B) Supernatural and horror. C) Comedy and humor. D) Science and technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supernatural and horror. 51. According to Emerson, what is the main source of greatness in a person? A) One's reputation among the people. B) God. C) Nature. D) One's individuality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One's individuality. 52. All of these are key elements except ..... A) Gruesome descriptions. B) Omens. C) Anti-hero. D) Supernatural. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gruesome descriptions. 53. What Point of View is "A Rose for Emily" told from? A) 3rd person limited. B) 2nd person. C) 3rd person omniscient. D) 1st person. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1st person. 54. In "A Good Man is Hard to Find, " what role does The Misfit play in the narrative? A) A benevolent savior. B) A symbol of divine justice. C) A threatening and enigmatic figure. D) A representative of societal norms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A threatening and enigmatic figure. 55. True or False? The female protagonist in Gothic literature is a strong and determined character A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 56. Is 'The Others' a Gothic Horror movie? A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 57. Read the following sentences from the last part of "Where Is Here?" "In the living room he [the father] saw that the lights were flickering as if on the brink of going out; the patterned wallpaper seemed drained of color; a shadow lay upon it shaped like a bulbous cloud or growth. "Which of the following best explains what is taking place in this passage? A) The father is changing his opinion about the stranger. B) The father is recalling how the living room has always appeared. C) The father is beginning to understand the stranger's difficult childhood. D) The father is detecting an otherworldly, unreal, and frightening presence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The father is detecting an otherworldly, unreal, and frightening presence. 58. Which of the following is not an element of Gothic novels? A) A feeling of suspense or doom. B) Dark and ominous settings. C) New and advanced technologies. D) Mysterious and unexplained happenings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New and advanced technologies. 59. How are female protagonists typically portrayed in gothic literature? A) Strong and independent. B) Equal to male characters. C) Vulnerable and endangered. D) Dominant and powerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vulnerable and endangered. 60. Inexplicable, strange, mystical are all synonyms of which word? A) Ominous. B) Modest. C) Superstitious. D) Mysterious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mysterious. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesMovements QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesGothic Literature Quiz 1Gothic Literature Quiz 2Gothic 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