This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Gothic Literature – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gothic Literature Quiz 12 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the Masque of the Red Death, why do Prince Prospero and his guests lock themselves in his abbey? A) To pray in seclusion. B) To celebrate his birthday. C) To escape an invading army. D) To escape the Red Death. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To escape the Red Death. 2. What book arguably started Gothic literature? A) Horrid Mysteries. B) The Necromancer. C) The Castle of Otranto. D) The Mask of Satan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Castle of Otranto. 3. What should you NOT do in a piece of descriptive writing. A) Tell and don't show. B) Show and don't tell. C) Write in paragraphs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tell and don't show. 4. What is almost always true about the setting of novels in Gothic Literature? A) Full of joy and happiness. B) Takes place in the wild west. C) Straight forward with no hidden messages. D) Revolves around a castle or mansion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Revolves around a castle or mansion. 5. What is an omen? A) A horrifying dream. B) A sign that something bad might happen. C) Foreshadowing. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. Which of these is a purpose of descriptive writing. A) Writing to give your views and opinions. B) Writing to capture the atmosphere in a place. C) Writing to tell a story. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writing to capture the atmosphere in a place. 7. What is the typical setting for Victorian gothic literature? A) Dark and mysterious locations such as old mansions, castles, or abbeys. B) Open fields and meadows. C) Modern cityscapes. D) Bright and sunny beaches. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dark and mysterious locations such as old mansions, castles, or abbeys. 8. What did the narrator like about Edgar Allan Poe's stories? A) He like that they were short. B) He enjoyed that it almost felt like the characters were speaking to him. C) He enjoyed how many pictures the books had. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He enjoyed that it almost felt like the characters were speaking to him. 9. Once upon a midnight dreary is an example of? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Imagery. D) Refrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 10. When the author says she met Poe in print when she was 14 years old, what does this mean? A) She met Poe at 14. B) She met Poe at her grandmother's house at 14 years old. C) She read Poe's work at 14 years old. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She read Poe's work at 14 years old. 11. Which of the following is NOT a common setting in Modern Gothic literature? A) Abandoned Buildings. B) An Old House. C) Tropical Beaches. D) Isolated places. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropical Beaches. 12. After her death, Lucy becomes known as ..... A) Dracula's bride. B) The "Bloofer Lady". C) Madame Westerna. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The "Bloofer Lady". 13. What is the time period (century) of gothic literature? A) 15th & 16th Century. B) 16th & 17th Century. C) 17th & 18th Century. D) 18th & 19th Century. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 18th & 19th Century. 14. Based on its use in the sentence, what is the most likely meaning of "clamoured" ? I reapproached the wall; I replied to the yells of him who clamoured. A) Questioned. B) Complained. C) Climbed. D) Shouted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shouted. 15. Which of these was NOT an example of the characters in Gothic Literature? A) Ghost. B) Vampire. C) Disney Characters. D) Evil Person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disney Characters. 16. The ..... is a common character, who may or may not be "broken, " but who often acts as a redeemer for others. A) Innocent character. B) Off kilter character. C) Outsider. D) Grotesque. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Innocent character. 17. What kills Roderick at the end of the story? A) Fear. B) Madeline. C) Roderick. D) The narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fear. 18. True or False:Gothic literature came to be because of gothic architecture in the Middle Ages A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. When Fortunato offers to judge the wine, Montresor responds by A) Being sincerely eage. B) Being sincerely reluctant. C) Pretending to be eager. D) Pretending to be reluctant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pretending to be reluctant. 20. Which is a common element of the Southern Gothic writing style? A) Using long, complex sentences. B) Using short, choppy sentences. C) Using dialect. D) Using improper punctuation. 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