This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Gothic > 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. Who typically plays the critical (lead) role in Gothic novels? A) Men. B) Women. C) Children. D) Supernatural "Characters". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Women. 2. In the Masque of the Red Death, why do Prince Prospero and his guests lock themselves in his abbey? A) To pray in seclusion. B) To celebrate his birthday. C) To escape an invading army. D) To escape the Red Death. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To escape the Red Death. 3. What is the message that Poe is trying to convey in "The Masque of the Red Death? " A) God punishes sinners. B) Time passes slowly. C) Wealth cannot protect one from death. D) One should not attend parties uninvited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wealth cannot protect one from death. 4. Howling wind, Thunderstorms, baying of wolves, and creaking floor boards are all an example of what? A) Gothic characters. B) Gothic plot. C) Metonymy. D) Gothic setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metonymy. 5. Where does The Devil and Tom Walker take place? A) In Salem, Massachusetts. B) Near Boston, Massachusetts. C) On Roanoke Island. D) In Rural Maine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Near Boston, Massachusetts. 6. What did Roderick and the Narrator do to try to make Roderick happy again? A) Play sports. B) Listen to music. C) Eat lots of food. D) Paint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paint. 7. Which is a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions. A) Plot. B) Mood. C) Atmosphere. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mood. 8. Women in Gothic Novels are usually portrayed as ..... A) Weak and vunerable. B) Strong. C) Powerful. D) Little Mix. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weak and vunerable. 9. What characterized the females in Poe's stories? A) Guilty. B) In love with the protagonist. C) Dead or dying. D) Insane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dead or dying. 10. Which deadly illness frequently appeared in Edgar Allan Poe's life? A) Tuberculosis. B) Varicella. C) COVID-19. D) Polio. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tuberculosis. 11. Why does Montresor want revenge on Fortunato? A) Fortunato killed Montresor's family in an accident. B) Forunato took all of his money. C) Fortunato insulted him. D) Fortunato is too prideful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fortunato insulted him. 12. Which is an external feeling coming from the physical environment of a text? A) Mood. B) Atmosphere. C) Setting. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atmosphere. 13. What kind of word is the hyphenated word:The dreams are stiff-frozen as they stand. A) Compound verb. B) Compound adverb. C) Compound noun. D) Compound adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound adjective. 14. What were Gothic writers interested in? A) The Individual and Technology. B) The Individual and the Working class. C) The Individual and Education. D) The Individual and Isolation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Individual and Isolation. 15. What does it mean if a story has an unreliable narrator? A) The characters lie to each other often. B) The readers cannot trust what the narrator says and thinks. C) The narrator is trustworthy and honest. D) The entire story is made up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The readers cannot trust what the narrator says and thinks. 16. In Poe's Tell Tale Heart, How does the narrator kill the old man? A) With a pillow. B) By smothering him with the heavy mattress. C) By shooting him. D) By strangling him with his hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By smothering him with the heavy mattress. 17. Which of the following sentences uses a synonym of the word "separate" in the STRONGEST way? A) I watched Sue rip the paper in two. B) A lion will rend its prey into pieces. C) Dion didn't mean to tear his shirt sleeve. D) Our dog started to tatter the pillow with her teeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A lion will rend its prey into pieces. 18. What happened to the father in Portrait of a girl in glass? A) He divorced the mother and left. B) He left his family behind. C) He was killed in a tragic accident. D) Nothing it just didn't go into detail about his story line. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He left his family behind. 19. The most sophisticated Gothic tales blended what two concepts? A) The Supernatural and the Psychological. B) The Old and the New. C) Violence and Machinery. D) Reason and Religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Supernatural and the Psychological. 20. What is a recurring theme in Gothic Literature? A) Human nature is prone to excess and obsession. B) Human emotion is a better guide for behavior than reason. C) Human nature is essentially noble and good. D) Human emotion is a result of a person's physical needs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Human nature is prone to excess and obsession. ← 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