This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Gothic > Gothic Literature – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gothic Literature Quiz 14 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which event causes the father to demand the "visit is over" in Where is here? A) The stranger bursts into tears. B) The stranger enters the house. C) The stranger requests to sit on the basement steps. D) The stranger's statement that the wall used to have a water stain on it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The stranger requests to sit on the basement steps. 2. Events take place in order of their occurrence A) Flashback. B) Foreshadowing. C) Chronological order. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chronological order. 3. Which word best completes the sentence? During his speech, the guest speaker ..... wildly with his hands, distracting the audience from the important points he was trying to make. A) Afflicted. B) Gesticulated. C) Absconded. D) Intermingled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gesticulated. 4. Which is not a social issue dissected by Southern Gothic writers? A) Poverty. B) Race. C) Hypocrisy. D) Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Education. 5. Modern examples of gothic authors include ..... A) Suzanne Collins and J.K. Rowling. B) Dan Brown and John Grisham. C) Stephen King and R.L. Stine. D) Sarah J. Maas and Walt Whitman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stephen King and R.L. Stine. 6. What is a common Gothic technique that Edgar Allan Poe incorporates in "The Tell-Tale Heart" ? A) Anti-catholicism. B) Fascination with dead things. C) Body snatching. D) Unreliable narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unreliable narrator. 7. What was the job of Poe's adoptive father, John Allan? A) A rich merchant. B) An actor. C) A poet. D) A teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A rich merchant. 8. Fear from outside yourself is ..... A) Terror. B) Horror. C) Dread. D) Phobia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Terror. 9. When was southern gothic literature popularized? A) 1700s. B) 1800s. C) 1900s. D) 2000s. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1900s. 10. What was one of the Narrator's ideas for Roderick being sick? A) The doctor injected him with a lethal poison. B) He had eaten a bad batch of food from the market. C) The house and the tarn were somehow making him sick. D) His sister was a zombie and was making him one too. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The house and the tarn were somehow making him sick. 11. Dr. Heidegger's study had this gothic element. A) A magic mirror. B) Madness. C) A painting that moved. D) Both the mirror and the painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both the mirror and the painting. 12. Which of these is LEAST likely to be a setting for a Gothic story? A) Castle. B) Country Manor. C) Boarding School. D) Abandoned Mansion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boarding School. 13. How did the tone of writing of the gothic genre shift from early american writers? A) The focus turned to the dark side of huanity. B) The focus on patriotism was set aside. C) The focus on god grew even more. D) The focus on political parties can be seen in all writings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The focus turned to the dark side of huanity. 14. A Gothic environment is usually ..... A) Bright and sunny. B) Full of fun and fluffy bunnies. C) Bleak and atmospheric. D) Optimistic and uplifting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bleak and atmospheric. 15. The mood of nature reflects the type of events or a character's emotions, in the narrative. A) Personification. B) Pathetic fallacy. C) Emotive language. D) Pathetic writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathetic fallacy. 16. What was a positive result of Mr. Hooper's black veil? A) He didn't have to look at the ugly people's faces. B) It brought light to the hidden sins of the people. C) His fiancee decided to marry him. D) The people started to like his new appearance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It brought light to the hidden sins of the people. 17. Gothic American Literature fits under what larger literary movement? A) Realism. B) Dark Magic. C) Enlightenment. D) Romanticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Romanticism. 18. What would not be appropriate weather for a Gothic story? A) Dark, cloudy skies. B) Swirling mist. C) A clear, warm day. D) Thunder and lightening. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A clear, warm day. 19. In "Fall of the House of Usher, " Roderick tells the narrator that his depression is from? A) The death of his mother. B) The death of his father. C) His own impending death. D) The impending death of his sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The impending death of his sister. 20. What was a major force that gave rise to gothic literature? A) Shakespearean sonnets. B) Trump 2016. C) Age of Imperialism. D) Romantic movement. 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