This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Gothic Literature > Gothic Literature – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gothic Literature Quiz 21 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:Most Gothic pieces of writing are set in the future. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Techniques:What is personification? A) This is where you compare two things using like or as. B) This is where you use a short sentence for effect. C) This is where you give a non-human object some human qualities. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) This is where you give a non-human object some human qualities. 3. Which of these is the definition of the Gothic? A) A genre that focuses around horror, the supernatural, suspense and mystery. B) A genre that focuses on violence and criminal activity. C) A genre that focuses on romance, love and comedy. D) A genre that focuses on action and adventure. . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A genre that focuses around horror, the supernatural, suspense and mystery. 4. Which fact about Edgar Allan Poe is NOT true? A) He married his cousin. B) He was adopted by John and Frances Allan. C) He was found dead wearing someone else's clothes. D) He wrote with a cat on his shoulder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was adopted by John and Frances Allan. 5. What does the term 'zoom in' mean in reference to structuring a descriptive piece of writing? A) It means to focus on the main sights in a setting. B) It means to focus on a specific area of a setting. C) It means to focus on time moving on. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It means to focus on a specific area of a setting. 6. All protagonists in Gothic novels are male. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Which one of these is NOT a famous dark romantic writer? A) Mary Shelley. B) Bram Stoker. C) Edgar Allen Poe. D) Stephen King. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stephen King. 8. Gothic writers found the potential for evil when they looked at the individual. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. What is a common setting for Gothic novels? A) In the middle of nowhere. B) In a school. C) In a prison. D) In a newly built house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the middle of nowhere. 10. Which of the following would you expect to see at the end of a Modern Gothic story? A) The odd events are not explained, and the mystery is not resolved. B) The odd events are resolved, but the mysterious stranger in the town disappears. C) The odd events are shown to be an illusion, and the characters are relieved. D) The odd events are shown to be not at all odd, and the mystery is explained. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The odd events are not explained, and the mystery is not resolved. 11. When Boomer heard the car pull into the driveway, he bounded off the couch and wagged his tail excitedly. The front door opened and Boomer leaped onto Eddie, licking his face and knocking him over onto his suitcase. You can infer that Boomer is: A) Is upset that Eddie went away without him. B) Is glad that Eddie is back from a trip. C) Is excited that Eddie has a treat for him. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is glad that Eddie is back from a trip. 12. What POV is it when the narrator is telling the story him or herself? (uses words like I, me, my, us, we, our) A) First person. B) Second person. C) Third person limited. D) Third person omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First person. 13. One of the most famous Gothic Literature authors is the author of The Veldt. What was his name? A) Edgar Allan Poe. B) Stephen King. C) Ray Bradbury. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ray Bradbury. 14. What type of weather is mostly mentioned in Gothic Literature? A) Sunny. B) Summer. C) Stormy. D) Bright. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stormy. 15. When Montresor goes into the catacombs, he brings the item below with him: A) Trowel. B) Torches. C) Roquelaire. D) Puncheon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Torches. 16. What is London, Devonshire, 1860's in The Hound of the Baskervilles A) Plot. B) Setting. C) Theme. D) Novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Setting. 17. What device is utilized in the following poem excerpt: "Sixteen short howls, not over loud; Some say, she sees my lady's shroud" A) Consonance. B) Assonance. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assonance. 18. What Conan Doyle uses to give the reader a more real feeling. A) Connotation. B) Plot. C) Imagery. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 19. Gothic literature: A) Explores the human capacity for evil. B) Has an attitude toward nature, humanity and society emphasizing freedom. C) Is a philosophy which holds truth can be found through intuition better than reason. D) Has authors representing social conditions as they are without idealization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explores the human capacity for evil. 20. Which do you think is Miss James' favourite gothic novel? A) Wuthering Heights. B) Jane Eyre. C) The Woman in Black. D) Dracula. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jane Eyre. ← 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