This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Gothic Literature > Gothic Literature – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gothic Literature Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is the correct use of the word suspicious? A) I was suspicious of the masked man as he entered the room. B) I felt as though the cake was suspicious as it was tasty. C) I felt so happy and suspicious. D) The suspicious made it funny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was suspicious of the masked man as he entered the room. 2. What is the significance of the title "A Rose for Emily" in the context of the story? A) It symbolizes Emily's love for gardening. B) It represents the town's admiration for Emily. C) It suggests Emily's romantic relationship with a man named Rose. D) It is a metaphor for Emily's tragic life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is a metaphor for Emily's tragic life. 3. Charlotte Perkins-Gilman wrote the story of The Yellow Wallpaper. We find that Perkins-Gilman's feminist approach to this story brings to light a serious medical condition. What condition was the narrator dealing with throughout the story? A) A lobotomy. B) Mental Illness. C) ADHD. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mental Illness. 4. T/F:Edgar Allen Poe was a write of Gothic Literature. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. The author of The Lottery uses foreshadowing throughout the story. Which of the answers below is one example of this? A) A tall boy in the crowd raised his hand. "Here, " he said. "I'm drawing for m'mother and me." He blinked his eyes nervously and ducked his head as several voices in the crowd said things like "Good fellow, Jack, " and "Glad to see your mother's got a man to do it.". B) The people separated good-humoredly to let her through; two or three people said, in voices just loud enough to be heard across the crowd, "Here comes your Mrs., Hutchinson, " and "Bill, she made it after all." Mrs. Hutchinson reached her husband, and Mr. Summers, who had been waiting, said cheerfully, "Thought we were going to have to get on without you, Tessie." Mrs. Hutchinson said, grinning, "Wouldn't have me leave m'dishes in the sink, now, would you, Joe?, " and soft laughter ran through the crowd as the people stirred back into position after Mrs. Hutchinson's arrival. C) The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions; most of them were quiet, wetting their lips, not looking around. Then Mr. Summers raised one hand high and said, "Adams." A man disengaged himself from the crowd and came forward. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The people separated good-humoredly to let her through; two or three people said, in voices just loud enough to be heard across the crowd, "Here comes your Mrs., Hutchinson, " and "Bill, she made it after all." Mrs. Hutchinson reached her husband, and Mr. Summers, who had been waiting, said cheerfully, "Thought we were going to have to get on without you, Tessie." Mrs. Hutchinson said, grinning, "Wouldn't have me leave m'dishes in the sink, now, would you, Joe?, " and soft laughter ran through the crowd as the people stirred back into position after Mrs. Hutchinson's arrival. 6. In "The Raven" what is the name of the "rare and radiant maiden" who the speaker pines for? A) Lenore. B) Fly. C) Lydia. D) Lorelei. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lenore. 7. Which Gothic Literature element includes a woman who suffers at the expense of a villain? A) Nightmare. B) Romance. C) Anti-hero. D) Damsel in distress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Damsel in distress. 8. The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part A Which of the following best describes the father's state of mind when the stranger in "Where Is Here?" wanders around outside the house? A) The father is delighted to show the property off to the stranger and regrets not inviting him inside. B) The father is touched by the stranger's desire to see the old home and eager to make him welcome. C) The father is curious about what the stranger is doing but respects the stranger's desire to revisit his memories. D) The father is deeply frightened and angered by the stranger's presence but cannot think of a way to get rid of him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The father is curious about what the stranger is doing but respects the stranger's desire to revisit his memories. 9. What is pathetic fallacy? A) Describing the setting using metaphors. B) Describing the weather using human characteristics. C) Describing a character. D) When the author describes something badly and 'pathetically'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Describing the weather using human characteristics. 10. Which of the following best describes the CLIMAX of a story? A) The main conflict is introduced; this is the longest portion of the story. B) The setting and characters. C) The turning point of the story; the highest point that everything builds toward. D) How the conflict is resolved. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The turning point of the story; the highest point that everything builds toward. 11. Who is the flat character in Fahrenheit 451 by Arthur Conan Doyle? A) Clarisse. B) Beatty. C) Hound. D) Faber. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clarisse. 12. This author wrote Dracula. A) Octavia E. Butler. B) Bram Stoker. C) Edgar Allan Poe. D) Mary Shelley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bram Stoker. 13. Which of the following settings is most commonly associated with a sense of foreboding and mystery? A) Fairy tale castle. B) Sunny beach. C) Dark and eerie forest. D) A bustling city. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dark and eerie forest. 14. What year was 'Jane Eyre' released? A) 2015. B) 2020. C) 2011. D) 1994. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2011. 15. What happens to the house at the end of "Fall of the House of Usher" A) A new family moves in. B) The house crumbles to the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The house crumbles to the ground. 16. Which element of Gothic Literature foreshadows upcoming events in a novel in the form of visions, omens, and curses? A) Atmosphere and Setting. B) Romance. C) Omens and Curses. D) Villain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Omens and Curses. 17. Vocabulary Check! Which word is most like macabre? A) Gruesome. B) Dancing. C) Scary. D) Envigorating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gruesome. 18. What role does the grandmother play in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" ? A) The voice of reason and morality. B) The antagonist of the story. C) A passive observer of events. D) A symbol of generational conflicts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The voice of reason and morality. 19. The insult that Fortunato inflicts on Montresor A) Concerns Montresor's home. B) Concerns Montresor's heritage. C) Concerns Montresor's knowledge of wine. D) Is not revealed in the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is not revealed in the story. 20. In the story "The Feather Pillow" what does Alicia hallucinate? A) A human-like figure. B) Bats. C) Insects. D) Shadows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A human-like figure. Next →Related QuizzesMovements QuizzesGothic Literature Quiz 2Gothic Literature Quiz 3Gothic Literature Quiz 4Gothic Literature Quiz 5Gothic Literature Quiz 6Gothic Literature Quiz 7Gothic Literature Quiz 8Gothic Literature Quiz 9Gothic Literature Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books