Gothic Literature Quiz 15 (20 MCQs)

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1. Disfigured faces or figures are an example of .....

Correct Answer: B) The grotesque.

2. Choose the correct difference between foreboding and foreshadowing

Correct Answer: C) Forebode= a feeling something bad will happen & foreshadow= something will happen.

3. What is the name of the main character in "The Woman in Black" ?

Correct Answer: A) Arthur.

4. Which two characters die in the last chapter of Dracula?

Correct Answer: C) Dracula and Quincy Morris.

5. Which of the following is NOT an element of Gothic Literature?

Correct Answer: C) Humorous Dialogue.

6. Which detail best supports that the stranger is actually a ghost.

Correct Answer: D) He makes a reference to being dead.

7. Which novel is considered the first gothic novel?

Correct Answer: A) The Castle of Otranto.

8. Which of the following is not typically a Gothic setting?

Correct Answer: A) A fantastical land.

9. Which disability does Mr. Shiftlet have?

Correct Answer: D) A missing arm.

10. Which of the following is NOT a Gothic writer?

Correct Answer: B) Sylvia Plath.

11. What is meant by a 'theme' in English?

Correct Answer: A) An idea that repeats itself or pervades through a piece of writing.

12. This is when the questioner knows the answer already, or an answer is not actually demanded

Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical question.

13. When annotating the text in "My Introduction to Gothic Literature, " what do your highlights in GREEN mean?

Correct Answer: B) These are key details in the essay that are the most important parts of the text.

14. What animal(s) can be found in the nursery in The Veldt?

Correct Answer: A) Lions.

15. Part A:What can you infer about the brother and sister's economic status in "House Taken Over" ?

Correct Answer: D) They have plenty of money to live comfortably.

16. T/F-Decay in gothic literature can only apply to the physical destruction of a building.

Correct Answer: B) False.

17. This group lives in the area called the Preserve in the story Bloodchild.

Correct Answer: A) Terrans.

18. Emotions run high in Gothic Literature. In "House Taken Over" the emotions of the characters are at their height when

Correct Answer: A) The characters are sleeping.

19. (Adjective) Emotional State

Correct Answer: D) Psychological.

20. In the beginning of "Where Is Here?, " what does the stranger say that he would like to do?

Correct Answer: A) Poke around.