This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Gothic Literature > Gothic Literature – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gothic Literature Quiz 10 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Read the following sentences from the last part of "Where Is Here?" "In the living room he [the father] saw that the lights were flickering as if on the brink of going out; the patterned wallpaper seemed drained of color; a shadow lay upon it shaped like a bulbous cloud or growth. "Which of the following best explains what is taking place in this passage? A) The father is changing his opinion about the stranger. B) The father is recalling how the living room has always appeared. C) The father is beginning to understand the stranger's difficult childhood. D) The father is detecting an otherworldly, unreal, and frightening presence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The father is detecting an otherworldly, unreal, and frightening presence. 2. Which of the following is not an element of Gothic novels? A) A feeling of suspense or doom. B) Dark and ominous settings. C) New and advanced technologies. D) Mysterious and unexplained happenings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New and advanced technologies. 3. How are female protagonists typically portrayed in gothic literature? A) Strong and independent. B) Equal to male characters. C) Vulnerable and endangered. D) Dominant and powerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vulnerable and endangered. 4. Inexplicable, strange, mystical are all synonyms of which word? A) Superstitious. B) Ominous. C) Mysterious. D) Modest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mysterious. 5. Techniques:What is onomatopoeia? A) This is where you use words that sound like the sound they make. B) This is where you use rhyming words. C) This is when you use several verbs together. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This is where you use words that sound like the sound they make. 6. While not always present, elements like ..... horror are common A) Psychological. B) Philosophical. C) Suspenseful. D) I couldn't think of a fourth option, so it's not this one!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psychological. 7. True/False:Modern Gothic literature often has an unsettling/suspenseful mood. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Living in another part of the country helped to broaden my ..... A) Perspective. B) Gothic. C) Allure. D) Motivate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perspective. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. Once upon a midnight dreary is an example of? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Imagery. D) Refrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 15. 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. 16. 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". 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. What kills Roderick at the end of the story? A) Fear. B) Madeline. C) Roderick. D) The narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fear. 20. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesMovements QuizzesGothic Literature Quiz 1Gothic Literature Quiz 2Gothic Literature Quiz 3Gothic Literature Quiz 4Gothic Literature Quiz 5Gothic Literature Quiz 6Gothic Literature Quiz 7Gothic Literature Quiz 8Gothic Literature Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books