Gothic Literature Quiz 17 (20 MCQs)

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1. In "Because I Could Not Stop for Death, " the speaker's gown was made of gossamer which is

Correct Answer: C) Cobwebs spun by small spiders.

2. In "The Monkey's Paw, " what is outside the door after Mr. White's second wish?

Correct Answer: B) Herbert, back from the dead.

3. What are the characteristics of romanticism?

Correct Answer: A) Nature.

4. What feature listed below is not found outside of the House of Usher?

Correct Answer: D) Abandoned graveyard.

5. What was the overall mood/feeling in the story "House Taken Over? "

Correct Answer: B) Creepy.

6. When an author provides hints of what's to come, this is called .....

Correct Answer: C) Foreshadowing.

7. The sublime is .....

Correct Answer: C) A greatness beyond all possibility of calculation, measurement, or imitation.

8. Which is not an example of a Gothic character?

Correct Answer: C) Colonel Sartoris.

9. Which of the following is an element of Gothic fiction

Correct Answer: C) Supernatural events.

10. Mournful or dismal

Correct Answer: D) Lugubrious.

11. An allegory is defined as:

Correct Answer: C) A story illustrating an idea or moral in which objects take on symbolic meaning.

12. What famous book series was written by Stephenie Meyer

Correct Answer: C) The Twilight Series.

13. Southern Gothic stories include

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

14. One way to annotate is to create ..... that you have about the text.

Correct Answer: A) Questions.

15. Metonymy is very similar to what literary device?

Correct Answer: A) Metaphor.

16. Did Mr. Hooper wear the veil for the rest of his life?

Correct Answer: A) Yes.

17. Gothic literature was also called .....

Correct Answer: B) Dark romanticism.

18. Character that creates conflict/problems for the protagonist:

Correct Answer: A) Antagonist.

19. What kind of story does Hawthorne call this?

Correct Answer: D) Parable.

20. Southern gothic literature focuses on what?

Correct Answer: C) The shortcomings of southern culture.