This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Gothic Literature – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gothic Literature Quiz 7 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is meant by the word ghostly? A) When something resembles a ghost. B) When someone is very skinny. C) When someone is very old. D) When someone lives by themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When something resembles a ghost. 2. With which of the following aphorisms would Emerson most probably disagree? A) No man is wise enough by himself. B) You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. C) No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. D) Science is the way to live life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No man is wise enough by himself. 3. Which of the following was not an event that happened in the story? A) When the stranger comes into the house, he wants to go through every room, including the kitchen, living room, and the boy's room. B) The stranger starts to redecorate the house to make it like it was when he lived in it. C) In each room he has memories of his childhood-some good and some bad. D) When he asks to go to the basement, the father makes the man leave the house and he disappears into the distance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The stranger starts to redecorate the house to make it like it was when he lived in it. 4. Where did the narrator first meet Roderick? A) School. B) Family friends. C) Boyhood companions. D) They're related. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) School. 5. How did Gothic Literature help the narrator? Choose the MOST correct answer. A) It took her mind off of her problems. B) It helped her with her parents divorce. C) It taught her that life isn't easy and people are complex. D) It helped to learn that life has ups and downs and people have good qualities and flaws and you have to embrace it all. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It helped to learn that life has ups and downs and people have good qualities and flaws and you have to embrace it all. 6. Jose threw his backpack down and ran to the stack of mail on the counter. His hands trembled as he held up a thin white envelope. You can infer that: A) Jose gets interesting letters every day. B) Jose already knows what this letter says. C) Jose doesn't want to read the letter. D) Jose is nervous about this letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jose is nervous about this letter. 7. Which Gothic Literature element shows the protagonist as flawed with monstrous elements? A) Anti-hero. B) Villain. C) Damsel in distress. D) Romance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anti-hero. 8. Which of these is a feature of Gothic settings? A) Isolated location. B) Warm weather. C) A gentle breeze. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Isolated location. 9. What gothic elements are present in this photo? Select all that apply! A) Setting as character. B) Anti-hero. C) Omen. D) Damsel in distress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Damsel in distress. 10. What was going to happen if both Roderick and his sister die from their mysterious illnesses? A) End of the Usher name. B) End of the world. C) A new family name. D) A new house owner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) End of the Usher name. 11. What does the word "cognitive" mean? A) Of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity. B) A point of view. C) Never again. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity. 12. A feeling that something bad will happen A) Imagery. B) Foreboding. C) Something that was before. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreboding. 13. Odd one out:which of these is NOT a Gothic convention? A) Aiming to scare the reader in an enjoyable way. B) Aiming to make the reader laugh. C) Presenting over the top emotions from characters. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aiming to make the reader laugh. 14. Stephen King said in Danse Macabre that this is the paradox of horror writing A) People hate vampires. B) His books are often banned. C) Our imaginations scare us more than anything. D) Love stories are more popular. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Our imaginations scare us more than anything. 15. What is the name of the monster who steals children's eyes whilst they are sleeping? A) The Grinch. B) The Headless Horseman. C) The Bogey-man. D) The Sandman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Sandman. 16. What does the word "weary" mean A) A point of view. B) Very tired. C) Never again. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Very tired. 17. In "Desiree's Baby, " which item did Armand NOT have put in the bonfire? A) Letters. B) A cradle. C) Gloves. D) Wedding dress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wedding dress. 18. The word 'gothic' can also be applied to architecture. A) Right. B) Wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 19. What country did the northern Gothic tribes invade? A) United States. B) Europe. C) Ireland. D) New England. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Europe. 20. What is the conflict in The Fall of the House of Usher? A) The house is falling apart. B) The Usher siblings are ill and seem to be losing their grip on reality. C) The house is coming alive and is haunted. D) The narrator is being taken over by fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Usher siblings are ill and seem to be losing their grip on reality. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGothic Literature Quiz 1Gothic Literature Quiz 2Gothic Literature Quiz 3Gothic Literature Quiz 4Gothic Literature Quiz 5Gothic Literature Quiz 6Gothic Literature Quiz 8Gothic Literature Quiz 9Gothic Literature Quiz 10Gothic Literature Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books