This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Movements > Gothic Literature > Gothic Literature – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gothic Literature Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. T/F-Decay in gothic literature can only apply to the physical destruction of a building. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 2. This group lives in the area called the Preserve in the story Bloodchild. A) Tilcs. B) Lien's. C) N'Tilcs. D) Terrans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Terrans. 3. Emotions run high in Gothic Literature. In "House Taken Over" the emotions of the characters are at their height when A) The characters are sleeping. B) The characters are cleaning. C) The characters are knitting and reading during the day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The characters are sleeping. 4. (Adjective) Emotional State A) Psychological. B) Dimension. C) Motivate. D) Perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psychological. 5. In the beginning of "Where Is Here?, " what does the stranger say that he would like to do? A) Poke around. B) Meet the children. C) Make an offer to buy the house. D) Take photographs of the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poke around. 6. What is meant by the word claustrophobic? A) When you like to drink milk. B) A fear of spiders. C) A fear of jumping on beds. D) When you are afraid of tight spaces. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When you are afraid of tight spaces. 7. When does the story "Where Is Here?" take place? A) Early in the morning, just before sunrise. B) On a chilly, damp evening at sunset. C) On a snowy day at a hillside cottage. D) Late on a breezy afternoon in summertime. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On a chilly, damp evening at sunset. 8. A gothic protagonist is usually described as being ..... A) Emotionally strong. B) Large in stature. C) Alone. D) Deeply ambitious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alone. 9. From where does the Gothic novel originate? A) North America. B) Siberia. C) Europe-particularly Germany. D) Transylvania. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Europe-particularly Germany. 10. Transcendentalist and gothic lit are similar because they both deal with the self. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 11. Once they've retreated to Prince Prospero's abbey, the general attitude of the courtiers toward the Red Death is? A) Guilt. B) Terror. C) Mild fear. D) Carefree disregard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carefree disregard. 12. Why were the townspeople reluctant to ask Miss Emily about the smell coming from her house? A) Scared of her temper. B) Knew she'd be too ill to do anything about it. C) Afraid of what they might discover. D) Didn't want to embarrass or humiliate her. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Didn't want to embarrass or humiliate her. 13. What falls out of Pip's pocket when he is shook down by Magwitch? A) ID Card. B) Pencil. C) Money. D) Phone. E) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Food. 14. Which of the following best creates the overall mood of The Raven? A) Raven. B) Imagery. C) Language. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Language. 15. The atmosphere in a gothic novel is often ..... A) Happy and joyful. B) Angry and revengeful. C) Mysterious and suspenseful. D) Loving and Kind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mysterious and suspenseful. 16. Prince Prospero invites a thousand people to his large mansion to ..... A) Ensure that some people survive the war. B) Save them from a widespread, deadly illness. C) Make sure that the people keep paying taxes. D) Stop them from fleeing the country forever. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Save them from a widespread, deadly illness. 17. Which of the following is not something the narrator implied about Miss Emily's father? A) He controlled her. B) He overprotected her. C) He trusted her. D) He spoiled her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He trusted her. 18. What is Lady Madeline's roll in the story? A) Her roll in the story is to scare the reader. B) Her roll in the story is to give a feeling of hope and wonder. C) Her roll in the story is to show other character's thoughts especially those of the narrator. D) She is a ghost haunting her brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her roll in the story is to show other character's thoughts especially those of the narrator. 19. Which period in history influenced the gothic genre? A) Renaissance. B) Medieval era. C) Industrial Revolution. D) Victorian era. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medieval era. 20. Which sentence in this excerpt from "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe reflects the narrator's sarcastic view of his attendants? A) There were no attendants at home;. B) They had absconded to make merry to honour the time. C) I had told them that I should not return until the morning, and had given them explicit orders not to stir from the house. D) These orders were sufficient, I well knew, to insure their immediate disappearance, one and all, as soon as my back was turned. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) These orders were sufficient, I well knew, to insure their immediate disappearance, one and all, as soon as my back was turned. 21. Which of the following best describes the EXPOSITION of a story? A) The main conflict is introduced. 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: B) The setting and characters. 22. Which one of these is not a common gothic motif? A) Howling wind. B) Singing. C) Nightmares. D) Mirrors and reflections. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Singing. 23. Who is the author of Frankenstein and how old were they when they wrote it? A) Percy Shelley, 17. B) Percy Shelley, 24. C) Mary Shelley, 18. D) Mary Shelley, 42. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mary Shelley, 18. 24. Literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people. A) Non-fiction. B) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fiction. 25. What is a common characteristic of gothic literature? A) Supernatural elements. B) Romantic relationships. C) Modern settings. D) Happy endings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supernatural elements. 26. What is a common characteristic of the settings in gothic literature? A) Bright and sunny landscapes. B) Modern cities. C) Dark and atmospheric locations. D) Tropical beaches. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dark and atmospheric locations. 27. A good example of the indication of mood through weather is A) Frankenstein. B) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. C) Phantom of the Opera. D) Dracula. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frankenstein. 28. Which of the following did NOT influence Southern Gothic literature? A) Civil War. B) World War 2. C) Slavery. D) Poverty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) World War 2. 29. Which of the following is one of the seven deadly sins? A) Gluttony. B) Theft. C) False Witness. D) Covetous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gluttony. 30. What drives the narrator mad in The Tell-Tale Heart? A) The Old Man's Singing. B) The Old Man's Eye. C) The Old Man's Sneezing. D) The Old Man's Smile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Old Man's Eye. 31. When annotating the text in "My Introduction to Gothic Literature, " what do your highlights in YELLOW mean? A) These are key words and phrases that are important or have a Gothic tone. B) These are key details in the essay that are the most important parts of the text. C) These are parts that describe the author's feelings. D) These are vocabulary words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) These are key words and phrases that are important or have a Gothic tone. 32. Which one of the following is an element of a modern Gothic story? A) The modern Gothic story has a strange setting with unusual characters. B) The modern Gothic story is mostly pleasant and comedic. C) The modern Gothic story is an historical fiction. D) This modern Gothic story has an ordinary setting with a bizarre interruption of ordinary life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) This modern Gothic story has an ordinary setting with a bizarre interruption of ordinary life. 33. One of the elements of Gothic literature is ..... settings like old castles, and old mansions. A) Isolation. B) Fear. C) Supernatural. D) Decaying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decaying. 34. What is the function of data in a CDW paragraph? A) To state your topic and preview your main ideas. B) To explain your evidence and connect to a claim. C) To provide direct support to the quotes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To explain your evidence and connect to a claim. 35. Which of the following best describes the RESOLUTION of a story? A) The turning point of the story; the highest point that everything builds toward. B) Events that happen after the climax lead down to the ending of the story. C) How the conflict is resolved. D) The main conflict is introduced; this is the longest portion of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How the conflict is resolved. 36. What is one of the main differences between tone and mood? A) Tone is about what the author feels and is trying to convey, while mood is more about what the reader feels and experiences. B) Tone is more about what the reader feels and experiences, while mood is more about what the author feels and is trying to convey. C) Tone relates to texts, , but mood is only spoken. D) Tone is only for books, and mood is just for music. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone is about what the author feels and is trying to convey, while mood is more about what the reader feels and experiences. 37. True or False:Miss O was alive the year Gothic Literature started. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 38. What is meant by the word suspicious? A) When you have a bad feeling about someone. B) When you feel hungry. C) When you feel annoyed. D) When you feel all alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When you have a bad feeling about someone. 39. What atmosphere (tone) is produced in gothic literature? A) Mystery & Suspense. B) Nostalgic & Inspirational. C) Encouraging & Optimistic. D) Curious & Worried. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mystery & Suspense. 40. The writers word choice, such as " ..... dark grey skies ..... " (Bradbury, 17) A) Diction. B) Connotation. C) Mood. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diction. 41. Who is the protagonist in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" ? A) Grandma. B) Bailey. C) The Misfit. D) Emily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grandma. 42. Which of the following is not gothic. A) Mysterious people. B) Old castles. C) Of banana. D) Creepy old men. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of banana. 43. Fortunato is susceptible to Montresor's use of reverse psychology when he dismisses the nitre and his cough. Instead, Fortunato is determined to go deeper into the catacombs to taste the Amontillado. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 44. What author did the narrator fall in love with? A) Mary Shelley. B) Edgar Allan Poe. C) Jane Austen. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Edgar Allan Poe. 45. Which of the following is not an element of the macabre? A) Comedy and tragedy. B) Mutations. C) Deviant behavior. D) Deformities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deviant behavior. 46. The most important literary convention when it comes to gothic literature is A) Conflict. B) Plot. C) Characterization. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Setting. 47. What language features are in this sentence:The wicked wind whipped at her ears. A) Alliteration and Personification. B) Alliteration and Simile. C) Personification and Simile. D) Personification and Metaphor. E) Alliteration and Rhetorical Question. . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration and Personification. 48. What was going to happen to Roderick when he thought his sister would die soon? A) He would be alone. B) He would build a sister. C) He would move out. D) He would be happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He would be alone. 49. Which of the following is defined as writing that comes from the author's imagination. A) Hyperbole. B) Fiction. C) Nonfiction. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fiction. 50. Who directed 'Sleepy Hollow'? A) Chris Colombus. B) Tim Burton. C) Martin Scorsese. D) Quentin Tarantino. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tim Burton. 51. True/False:Modern Gothic literature ALWAYS features supernatural elements. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 52. Gothic Literature was established n: A) The late 19th century. B) The second half of the 18th century. C) The late 20th century. D) The 21st century. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The second half of the 18th century. 53. Gothic Literature is influenced by the military and political situation of the two revolutions. The two revolutions are ..... A) American and French Revolutions. B) England and Australia Revolutions. C) India and South Africa Revolutions. D) Germany and Italy Revolutions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) American and French Revolutions. 54. Core beliefs of the Dark Romantics A) Evil is everywhere. B) Humans have the potential for sin. C) Human nature has a dark side. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 55. True/False:Characters in these type of stories are often ordinary people to whom we can relate to. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. Which type of irony is it when the reader or audience knows something the characters in the story do not know? A) Dramatic irony. B) Situational irony. C) This is not ironic. D) Verbal irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dramatic irony. 57. Where is 'The Shining' set? A) The Outer Banks (North Carolina). B) Colorado Rockies. C) New York. D) California. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colorado Rockies. 58. True/False:The mood in Modern Gothic literature is generally uplifting and cheerful. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 59. What did Usher think was causing him and his sister to be sick? A) Their diet. B) The narrator. C) They ate something bad. D) The house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The house. 60. Which of the following is a common supernatural element in gothic literature? A) Aliens. B) Witches. C) Ghosts. D) Vampires. 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