Gothic Literature Quiz 7 (20 MCQs)

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1. This author was a gothic horror author

Correct Answer: C) Mary Shelley.

2. The mood of a gothic tale is most often .....

Correct Answer: D) Unsettling.

3. Which of these is a symbol of fleeting time and the certainty of death in "The Masque of the Red Death? "

Correct Answer: B) The ebony clock.

4. On his death-bed, what does Hooper claim to see?

Correct Answer: C) A veil on every face.

5. What do Gothic writers want to evoke in their readers?

Correct Answer: D) Terror and Horror.

6. What's another word for dread?

Correct Answer: C) Suspense.

7. Why is "The Masque of the Red Death" an allegory?

Correct Answer: C) All of the characters and settings are symbolic.

8. When the narrator opens the door and looks out, he half expects to find-

Correct Answer: C) The women he loved, who died.

9. Michael Jackson's video "Thriller:contains which gothic elements?

Correct Answer: D) Both.

10. In "Masque" what happened to the rest of the guests?

Correct Answer: B) They were all killed by the mystery guest.

11. The most sophisticated Gothic tales blended what two otherworldly and worldly concepts?

Correct Answer: B) The supernatural and the psychological.

12. The House falling apart at the story's end right after Roderick dies shows what?

Correct Answer: D) Symbolism.

13. The ..... is a common character, who may or may not be "broken, " but who often acts as a redeemer for others.

Correct Answer: A) Innocent character.

14. When romantics see individuals they see ....., whereas gothic so only see ..... in individuals.

Correct Answer: C) Hope, evil.

15. What startles Parson Hooper?

Correct Answer: C) His reflection.

16. Turning point and the moment of greatest suspense where the outcome of the conflict is made clear

Correct Answer: C) Climax.

17. Women in trouble are also known as .....

Correct Answer: C) Damsels in Distress.

18. Who helped gothic literature achieve respectability?

Correct Answer: B) Ann Radcliffe.

19. This theme is also found in Southern Gothic stories

Correct Answer: A) Imprisonment.

20. Gothic writers saw the individual as a source of what?

Correct Answer: B) Evil potential.