This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Movements > Gothic > 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. From "The Masque of the Red Death":How did Prospero decide to handle the red death? A) By sealing himself and his friends in the castle. B) By fleeing the country. C) By purchasing vast quantities of medicine. D) By funding research to cure it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By sealing himself and his friends in the castle. 2. According to Mr. Hooper, the veil is a symbol of what? A) How people hide their innermost selves. B) How people are reluctant to see the world clearly. C) How people try to alter their physical apperance. D) How people are constantly aware of death's approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How people hide their innermost selves. 3. An example of gothic literature is.. A) Shakespeare. B) Dracula. C) 13 reasons why. D) Zombies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dracula. 4. "Like and old wound, it gave off a faint twinge now and again" . What kind of figurative language is this? A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 5. "Because I could not stop for Death-He kindly stopped for me" is an example of A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 6. Who is the author of The Birds? A) Bram Stoker. B) Daphne du Maurier. C) Edgar Allan Poe. D) Miss Solway. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Daphne du Maurier. 7. The story's conclusion. The outcome of the conflict. A) Exposition. B) Rising Action. C) Resolution. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resolution. 8. What year did Gothic literature arrive on the literary scene? A) 1946. B) 1776. C) 1742. D) 1985. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1776. 9. What type of figure of speech is a pun? A) Alliteration. B) Irony. C) Repetition. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 10. Which best describes the main characters in the poem "Annabel Lee" ? A) A powerful king and queen. B) Brother and sister. C) Two generals at war. D) A young couple in love. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A young couple in love. 11. What was the veil's effect on Mr. Hooper's personal life? A) Confidence. B) Isolation. C) Honorability. D) Increased swagger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Isolation. 12. Which of the following is NOT a modern example of the gothic? A) Ender's Game. B) It. C) Stranger Things. D) The Goosebumps Series. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ender's Game. 13. You can tell that Sergeant-Major Morris thinks that the monkey's paw is dangerous because he A) Throws the paw onto the fire. B) Arrives at the Whites' house during a storm. C) Describes the paw as "dried to a mummy.". D) Says the paw can grant three wishes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Throws the paw onto the fire. 14. Which of the following best describes the word 'prosaic'? A) Professional. B) Old fashioned. C) Poetic. D) Dull and unimaginative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dull and unimaginative. 15. The torch flames go out when the last revelers die. Based on this what might the flames symbolize in "Masque of the Red Death? " A) The Red Death's revenge. B) The revelers' lives. C) That it was all a dream. D) Prince Prospero's wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Red Death's revenge. 16. A series of events in a narrative A) Rising action. B) Plot. C) Irony. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plot. 17. What happens to Prince Prospero when he charges the mummer with a knife? A) He drops dead. B) He is stopped by a slamming door. C) He is stabbed by the mystery guest. D) The partygoers calm him down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He drops dead. 18. A struggle within a character's mind; the struggle usually centers on a choice or decision the character must make A) External conflict. B) Flashback. C) Internal conflict. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Internal conflict. 19. Setting is the ..... of the action of the story. A) Problem. B) Solution. C) Time and place. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Time and place. 20. What is almost always true about the setting of novels in Gothic Literature? A) Takes place in the wild west. B) Revolves around a castle or mansion. C) Full of joy and happiness. D) Straight forward with no hidden messages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revolves around a castle or mansion. 21. Which of the following would NOT be an example of a gothic setting? A) An abandoned house. B) A dilapidated hospital. C) An isolated town. D) A busy shopping mall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A busy shopping mall. 22. How does Laura's mother pay for Laura to go to typing school? A) She sells magazine subscriptions. B) She does laundry for the rich. C) She works a regular 9-5 job. D) She's a telemarketer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She sells magazine subscriptions. 23. What did Gothic writers believe? A) Ideas were optimistic; they saw life as menacing and tragic. B) Migration towards the west was a big mistake. C) That everything in the world is perfect like rainbows. D) Everyone should get in touch with nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ideas were optimistic; they saw life as menacing and tragic. 24. The following ideass are evident in Gothic literature EXCEPT: A) Blood. B) Reality of war. C) Madness. D) Haunted castle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reality of war. 25. Gothic Literature leans towards which emotion? A) Joy. B) Terror. C) Humor. D) Both joy and terror. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both joy and terror. 26. In Where is Here? , What does the stranger say that he would like to do? A) Take photographs of the house. B) Meet the children. C) Make an offer to buy the house. D) Poke around the house a bit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poke around the house a bit. 27. Who is Old Scratch really? A) Kidd the pirate. B) A ghost. C) Tom Walker's wife. D) The devil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The devil. 28. What seems to be the only hobby Laura cares about? A) Attending typing classes. B) Taking care of her glass animals. C) Going to the movies. D) Watching animal fights. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taking care of her glass animals. 29. What makes an event or being supernatural? A) It goes beyond scientific or natural explanation. B) Superheroes are involved in the event. C) The supernatural involve gore and violence. D) Supernatural events and beings are all human. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It goes beyond scientific or natural explanation. 30. Which of the following is NOT a technique used to build suspense? A) Cliffhanger. B) Characterization. C) Irony. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Characterization. 31. Why does Tom's wife go off into the forest with her best silver? A) She hopes to sell it and leave Tom. B) She is taking a gift to a relative. C) She wants to make a deal with the Devil. D) She plans to trade it for food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She wants to make a deal with the Devil. 32. Examples of pathetic fallacy include all of the following except ..... A) Raining outside. B) Violent thunder storm. C) Woman crying. D) Wind howling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Woman crying. 33. In "Masque" what is the name of the Prince? A) Perspero. B) Posepro. C) Prospero. D) Pokepo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prospero. 34. Pe married ..... A) His cousin. B) Some rando. C) A goth. D) It was an arranged marriage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His cousin. 35. What was the narrator's purpose in visiting the House of Usher? A) To conduct a business deal. B) To visit a family member. C) To clean and restore the house. D) To visit a sick friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To visit a sick friend. 36. After permanently adopting the black veil, what does Mr. Hooper do? A) He ignores his responsibilities as a minister. B) He frequently weeps and flies into a rage. C) He tends to his congregations with his usual care. D) He accuses his congregation of terrible sins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He tends to his congregations with his usual care. 37. What does the mysterious mummer do when Prince Prospero orders his death? A) Draws a sword and starts a fight. B) Casts a curse and bolts of lightning come down. C) Rocks out. D) Ignores them and walks through the rooms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ignores them and walks through the rooms. 38. If you were the Narrator how would you describe Roderick with this disease? A) Depressed. B) Funny. C) Traumatized. D) Insane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Traumatized. 39. The turning point of the story. A) Expostion. B) Resolution. C) Climax. D) Falling Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climax. 40. What type of buildings was Gothic Architecture mainly for? A) Cathedrals. B) Shops. C) Hospitals. D) Schools. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cathedrals. 41. What do you need to create dread? A) Terror, horror, and mystery. B) Terror, horror, and misery. C) Horror, darkness, and mystery. D) Darkness, Terror, and Horror. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Terror, horror, and mystery. 42. Gothic Literature did NOT have ..... in their writing. A) Supernatural Themes. B) Horror. C) A helpless heroine. D) Happy fairies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Happy fairies. 43. How did most Americans of this er feel about the beliefs and practices of their Puritan ancestors? A) Sorrowful. B) Admiring. C) Conflicted. D) Outraged. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conflicted. 44. Who makes up the majority of Gothic literature's readers A) Children. B) Supernatural "Characters". C) Men. D) Women. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Women. 45. The following motifs are evident in Gothic literature EXCEPT: A) Reality of war. B) Blood. C) Madness. D) Haunted castle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reality of war. 46. The following elements are evident in Gothic Literature EXCEPT: A) Suspense. B) Madness. C) War. D) Haunted castles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) War. 47. What is the mascot for Gothic literature? A) Gargoyle. B) Penguin. C) Leather Face. D) Edgar Allen Poe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gargoyle. 48. The "one condition which need not be mentioned, (pg. 235) most likely refers to ..... A) Bargaining with one's soul. B) Agreeing to perform certain unsavory tasks. C) Allowing oneself to act as a usury. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bargaining with one's soul. 49. How old was Poe's new bride? A) 21. B) 15. C) 16. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12. 50. In "House of Usher, " What did the narrator do after the Ushers both died? A) He fled. B) He wrote a book about his experience. C) He remained in the house. D) He called the police. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He fled. 51. Poetry usually has a regular beat. This beat is called the ..... A) Rhythm. B) Alliteration. C) Assonance. D) Consonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhythm. 52. Gothic literature arose in America during ..... A) Modern times. B) Colonialization. C) The future. D) 20th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 20th century. 53. Which photo shows Edgar Allan POE? A) . B) . C) . D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 54. When did gothic literature become popular? A) 20th century. B) 16th century. C) 18th century. D) 15th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 18th century. 55. Which one DOES NOT represent a transformation? A) Hulk. B) A werewolf. C) Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hydge. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 56. Why does Mr. Hooper's sudden adoption of a black veil make his congregation uneasy? A) It remind them of his sinfulness. B) They think it means them harm. C) They think he's had a terrible accident. D) They have no explination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They have no explination. 57. Around what year does "The Devil and Tom Walker" take place? A) 1692. B) 1917. C) 1824. D) 1727. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1727. 58. In The Fall of the House of Usher, what is Usher's biggest fear? A) Being frightened to death. B) Being accidentally buried alive. C) The death of his sister. D) The collapse of his family home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Being frightened to death. 59. Who wrote The Castle of Otranto? A) Mary Shelley. B) Mrs. Day. C) Horace Walpole. D) Edgar Allen Poe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horace Walpole. 60. Frankenstein is the name of which character in the novel? A) The creature. B) The protagonist. C) The protagonist's wife. D) The random shepherd guy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The protagonist. 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