Gothic Literature Quiz 13 (20 MCQs)

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

Correct Answer: C) Dracula and Quincy Morris.

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

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

3. Which novel is considered the first gothic novel?

Correct Answer: A) The Castle of Otranto.

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

Correct Answer: A) A fantastical land.

5. Which disability does Mr. Shiftlet have?

Correct Answer: D) A missing arm.

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

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

7. 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.

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

Correct Answer: A) Lions.

9. 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.

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

Correct Answer: B) False.

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

Correct Answer: A) Terrans.

12. 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.

13. (Adjective) Emotional State

Correct Answer: D) Psychological.

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

Correct Answer: A) Poke around.

15. What is meant by the word claustrophobic?

Correct Answer: A) When you are afraid of tight spaces.

16. When does the story "Where Is Here?" take place?

Correct Answer: B) On a chilly, damp evening at sunset.

17. A gothic protagonist is usually described as being .....

Correct Answer: C) Alone.

18. From where does the Gothic novel originate?

Correct Answer: A) Europe-particularly Germany.

19. Transcendentalist and gothic lit are similar because they both deal with the self.

Correct Answer: A) True.

20. Once they've retreated to Prince Prospero's abbey, the general attitude of the courtiers toward the Red Death is?

Correct Answer: D) Carefree disregard.