This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Movements > Gothic Literature > Gothic Literature – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gothic Literature Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Part B Which of the following excerpts from "Where Is Here?" best supports the answer to Part A? A) As if embarrassed, he said, "Mother too had plants on this windowsill but I don't recall them ever blooming.". B) "And Mother sat there, " he said, merely pointing. "I don't recall my own place or my sister's but I suppose it doesn't matter.". C) "Sometimes Mother would join me, if she was in the mood, and we'd plot together-oh, all sorts of fantastical things!". D) Hurriedly she said, "Is your mother still living, Mr ?" "Oh no. Not at all, " the stranger said, rising abruptly from the window seat . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Sometimes Mother would join me, if she was in the mood, and we'd plot together-oh, all sorts of fantastical things!". 2. What lesson did the narrator learn? A) To not trust your grandma. B) That life is not easy and people are complex. C) To always trust in your elders. D) That life can be very beautiful and easy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That life is not easy and people are complex. 3. What was the weather like in our narrator's story? A) Sunny and windy. B) Cold and windy. C) Stormy and windy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stormy and windy. 4. A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art, such as A Study in Scarlet, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle A) Epic. B) Analogy. C) Allusion. D) Prose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 5. The item below is a A) Trowel. B) Motley. C) Cask. D) Roquelaire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trowel. 6. What goes in the parenthesis in an MLA in-text citation? A) The page number. B) The paragraph number. C) The chapter. D) The author's last name and page number. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The author's last name and page number. 7. T/F:The supernatural/ghosts often appear in gothic literature. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 8. Who is the old man who works in the asylum? A) Renfield. B) Dr. Seward. C) Dr. Van Helsing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dr. Seward. 9. Fortunato is not at all surprised at the end in the crypt when he finds no Amontillado. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. (Noun) Aspect; Feature; Something that can be measured A) Manipulate. B) Psychological. C) Perspective. D) Dimension. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dimension. 11. 'When the weather is used to symbolise or represent emotion'-Which technique is this the definition for? A) Personification. B) Pathetic Fallacy. C) Juxtaposition. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathetic Fallacy. 12. Flannery O'Connor claimed to use violence in her work primarily to A) Offend her audience. B) Jar her audience awake for important content. C) Explore the brutality of man. D) Add to the expanding horror genre tropes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jar her audience awake for important content. 13. When the weather reflects the mood of the scene, this is an example of pathetic ..... A) Phallacy. B) Fallacy. C) Fallacies. D) Phalacey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fallacy. 14. Part A:The stranger in "Where Is Here?" mentions his mother several times. Which of the following statements describes how he most likely felt about his mother while he was growing up? A) In his childhood the stranger was afraid of his mother. B) In his childhood the stranger did not know his mother. C) In his childhood the stranger often fought with his mother. D) In his childhood the stranger and his mother were very close. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In his childhood the stranger and his mother were very close. 15. Why does Montresor tell his servants that, even though he will not return until morning, they are not to leave the house? A) He wants them to testify that he wasn't there. B) He thinks he may need their help. C) He knows this will make them leave. D) Deep down, he wants to be stopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He knows this will make them leave. 16. What is a typical element of the supernatural in gothic literature? A) Superheroes. B) Aliens. C) Ghosts. D) Zombies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ghosts. 17. The stranger mentions that this place seemed more comfortable and had blooming flowers, which this room in his childhood was "controlled." A) The son's bedroom. B) Kitchen. C) Living room. D) Basement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kitchen. 18. Who wrote the "The Black Cat" ? A) Stephen King. B) J.K. Rowling. C) Isaac Asimov. D) Edgar Allen Poe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Edgar Allen Poe. 19. Which author reinterpreted the gothic style to focus on the psychological aspect of horror? A) Jane Austen. B) Edgar Allan Poe. C) Mary Shelley. D) Bram Stoker. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Edgar Allan Poe. 20. Who has conflict in The Hound of the Baskervilles? A) Sherlock vs Sir Henry. B) Sir Henry vs Stapleton. C) Sir Henry vs Sir Charles. D) Watson vs Sherlock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sir Henry vs Stapleton. 21. What happened at the ending of the story with the father and mother? A) They ate dinner and watched a movie. B) The stranger's visit has left the father and mother quarrelsome and confused. C) The stranger's visit make them happy that they were able to help someone. D) The father and mother left the house and didn't return. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The stranger's visit has left the father and mother quarrelsome and confused. 22. Which of the following is not a gothic book? A) Frankenstein. B) Dracula. C) A Tell Tale Heart. D) Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diary of a Wimpy Kid. 23. What POV is the following an example of? I need to go to the store tonight after work because we need groceries to make something for dinner. A) Third person limited. B) Second person. C) First person. D) Third person omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First person. 24. Who is the author of the famous gothic novel 'Dracula'? A) Mary Shelley. B) Edgar Allan Poe. C) H.P. Lovecraft. D) Bram Stoker. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bram Stoker. 25. True or False:Most Gothic pieces of writing are set in the future. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Techniques:What is personification? A) This is where you compare two things using like or as. B) This is where you use a short sentence for effect. C) This is where you give a non-human object some human qualities. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) This is where you give a non-human object some human qualities. 27. Which of these is the definition of the Gothic? A) A genre that focuses around horror, the supernatural, suspense and mystery. B) A genre that focuses on violence and criminal activity. C) A genre that focuses on romance, love and comedy. D) A genre that focuses on action and adventure. . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A genre that focuses around horror, the supernatural, suspense and mystery. 28. Which fact about Edgar Allan Poe is NOT true? A) He married his cousin. B) He was adopted by John and Frances Allan. C) He was found dead wearing someone else's clothes. D) He wrote with a cat on his shoulder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was adopted by John and Frances Allan. 29. What does the term 'zoom in' mean in reference to structuring a descriptive piece of writing? A) It means to focus on the main sights in a setting. B) It means to focus on a specific area of a setting. C) It means to focus on time moving on. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It means to focus on a specific area of a setting. 30. All protagonists in Gothic novels are male. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 31. Which one of these is NOT a famous dark romantic writer? A) Mary Shelley. B) Bram Stoker. C) Edgar Allen Poe. D) Stephen King. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stephen King. 32. Gothic writers found the potential for evil when they looked at the individual. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 33. What is a common setting for Gothic novels? A) In the middle of nowhere. B) In a prison. C) In a newly built house. D) In a school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the middle of nowhere. 34. When Boomer heard the car pull into the driveway, he bounded off the couch and wagged his tail excitedly. The front door opened and Boomer leaped onto Eddie, licking his face and knocking him over onto his suitcase. You can infer that Boomer is: A) Is upset that Eddie went away without him. B) Is glad that Eddie is back from a trip. C) Is excited that Eddie has a treat for him. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is glad that Eddie is back from a trip. 35. What POV is it when the narrator is telling the story him or herself? (uses words like I, me, my, us, we, our) A) Third person omniscient. B) Third person limited. C) First person. D) Second person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First person. 36. One of the most famous Gothic Literature authors is the author of The Veldt. What was his name? A) Edgar Allan Poe. B) Stephen King. C) Ray Bradbury. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ray Bradbury. 37. What type of weather is mostly mentioned in Gothic Literature? A) Bright. B) Stormy. C) Summer. D) Sunny. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stormy. 38. When Montresor goes into the catacombs, he brings the item below with him: A) Torches. B) Roquelaire. C) Trowel. D) Puncheon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Torches. 39. What is London, Devonshire, 1860's in The Hound of the Baskervilles A) Setting. B) Plot. C) Theme. D) Novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Setting. 40. What device is utilized in the following poem excerpt: "Sixteen short howls, not over loud; Some say, she sees my lady's shroud" A) Assonance. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Consonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assonance. 41. What Conan Doyle uses to give the reader a more real feeling. A) Imagery. B) Plot. C) Satire. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 42. Gothic literature: A) Explores the human capacity for evil. B) Has an attitude toward nature, humanity and society emphasizing freedom. C) Is a philosophy which holds truth can be found through intuition better than reason. D) Has authors representing social conditions as they are without idealization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explores the human capacity for evil. 43. Which do you think is Miss James' favourite gothic novel? A) Jane Eyre. B) Dracula. C) Wuthering Heights. D) The Woman in Black. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jane Eyre. 44. In "The Fall of the House of Usher", why does the narrator go to visit Roderick Usher? A) Because his friend asked him to come and see him. B) Because he was going on vacation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because his friend asked him to come and see him. 45. When did they write gothic stories? A) They wrote them in the 19th century and they still write them today. B) Only in the 19th century then they stopped. C) Last year. D) The year 234. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They wrote them in the 19th century and they still write them today. 46. Who wrote the "Cask of Amontillado? A) Stephen King. B) J.K. Rowling. C) Isaac Asimov. D) Edgar Allen Poe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Edgar Allen Poe. 47. The reciped called for a pinch of dried ..... sumac to add a tangy flavor to the dish. A) Semac. B) Allure. C) Implore. D) Entreating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semac. 48. Elements of Gothic Literature include all of the following except? A) Death. B) Beauty. C) Romance (nature). D) Horror. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beauty. 49. In "The Monkey's Paw" which line spoken by Herbert best foreshadows what will happen to him? A) "I don't see the money and I bet I never will.". B) "We're going to be rich and famous". C) "If you only cleared the house, you'd be happy". D) "I expect to find the cash in a big bag". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I don't see the money and I bet I never will.". 50. How do you spell the technique for words that sound like sounds? A) Onomatopoeia. B) Onomatopeah. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 51. Which of the following best describes the FALLLING ACTION of a story? A) Events that happen after the climax lead down to the ending of the story. B) How the conflict is resolved. C) The turning point of the story; the highest point that everything builds toward. D) The main conflict is introduced; this is the longest portion of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Events that happen after the climax lead down to the ending of the story. 52. The following line from "The Raven" is an example of which sound device? "While I nodded, nearly napping" A) Onomatopoeia. B) Alliteration. C) Rhyme. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 53. Gothic literature was the predecessor to modern horror in both A) Setting and characterization. B) Theme and style. C) Setting and theme. D) Characterization and style. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theme and style. 54. Montresor stops working when Fortunato begins rattling his chains because Montresor A) Worries that someone will hear. B) Feels remorse. C) Is exhausted. D) Wants to savor Fortunato's torture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wants to savor Fortunato's torture. 55. The mood is generally ..... A) Uplifting. B) Unsettling. C) Joyful. D) Warm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unsettling. 56. What is happening when the father sees the lights flickering like they are about to go out and the color of the room starts to change? A) The father is considering redecorating. B) The father is changing his opinion about his wife. C) The father is thinking about how the electricity may be going off soon. 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. 57. What is Edgar Allan Poe known for? A) Dieing really young. B) Writing novels. C) Being America's first professional writer. D) His difficult upbringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Being America's first professional writer. 58. What is the name of the eponymous heroine of Charlotte Bronte's most famous novel? A) Emma. B) Evelina. C) Rebecca. D) Jane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jane. 59. What era was Victorian Gothic literature introduced? A) 1800's. B) 1600's. C) 1900's. D) 1700's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1800's. 60. Upon her death, where is Madeline put? A) Family burial ground. B) Family crypt. C) Church on property. D) In a vault. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In a vault. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesMovements QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesGothic Literature Quiz 1Gothic Literature Quiz 2Gothic Literature Quiz 3Gothic Literature Quiz 4Gothic Literature Quiz 5Gothic Literature Quiz 6Gothic Literature Quiz 8Gothic Literature Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books