This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Gothic > The Gothic Novel – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Gothic Novel Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In "Dracula" what does the death of Lucy suggest? A) That sexual purity was less important than society's safety. B) That female sexuality is dangerous and must be destroyed. C) That women are not one-dimensional. D) That men consider themselves responsible for their own fates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That female sexuality is dangerous and must be destroyed. 2. Which character best represents the concept of terror versus that of horror in Lewis's "The Monk" ? A) Agnes. B) Ambrosio. C) Baptiste. D) Matilda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Matilda. 3. How is "Jane Eyre" different from the novels of the first wave of English Gothic novels? A) Its protagonist is at risk for sexual transgression. B) It is a Bildungsroman. C) It explains strange phenomena. D) The theme of imprisonment is prominent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is a Bildungsroman. 4. Which of the following terms is most closely related to the phrase "the explained supernatural" ? A) The uncanny. B) The fallen world. C) The "Other". D) The sublime. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The uncanny. 5. All of the following are labyrinthine in "The Mysteries of Udolpho" EXCEPT: A) Valancourt's character. B) Emily's misfortunes. C) The plot. D) Emily's mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Valancourt's character. 6. How does Stoker's "Dracula" challenge contemporary sexual taboos? A) Mina and Jonathan decide to live together without being married. B) Lucy becomes a sexual predator. C) Van Helsing is a bachelor. D) John Seward remains devoted to Lucy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lucy becomes a sexual predator. 7. How does Lewis portray the Catholic confessional in "The Monk" ? A) As a path to redemption. B) As a necessary control. C) As a voyeuristic activity. D) As a model for contemporary police work. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As a voyeuristic activity. 8. Which cultural theme is NOT referenced in Stoker's "Dracula" ? A) Imperialism. B) The Woman Question. C) Labor unions. D) Theories of Darwinian evolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Labor unions. 9. What is distinctive about Emily's bedchamber at Udolpho? A) It is lavishly furnished. B) It is haunted. C) It contains a secret passageway. D) It does not lock from the inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It does not lock from the inside. 10. Which term is most closely affiliated with the female Gothic? A) Terror. B) Sentimentalism. C) Horror. D) Ghosts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Terror. 11. What is the origin of the vampire myth? A) Stoker's "Dracula". B) Beckford's "Vathek". C) Ancient civilizations worldwide. D) Walpole's "The Castle of Otranto". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ancient civilizations worldwide. 12. How do theorists suggest that the Gothic novel resembles queer and camp? A) The body is represented in abnormal ways. B) Women's issues are interrogated. C) Gender issues are often overlooked. D) Many protagonists' mothers are absent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The body is represented in abnormal ways. 13. How does Emily show initiative in "The Mysteries of Udolpho" ? A) She leaves home in search of adventure. B) She takes control of her own money. C) She rejects her aunt's invitation to travel to Italy. D) She converts to Catholicism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She takes control of her own money. 14. What is Strawberry Hill? A) The ancestral home of Ann Radcliffe. B) The ancestral home of Horace Walpole. C) One of the settings in "The Mysteries of Udolpho". D) The inspiration for "The Castle of Otranto". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The inspiration for "The Castle of Otranto". 15. Why does one scholar suggest that "The Monk" represents literary transvestism? A) The habited nuns. B) Ambrosio's rape and murder of his sister. C) Lewis's use of a female pseudonym in the original edition. D) Lewis's choiceof a feminine literary genre. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lewis's choiceof a feminine literary genre. 16. What Gothic literary convention did NOT originate with Horace Walpole's "The Castle of Otranto" ? A) The ancestral castle. B) Psychological terror. C) The supernatural. D) Physical violence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Psychological terror. 17. In what way does Thornfield Hall differ from the Castle of Otranto, Udolpho, and the Convent of St. Clare? A) It is the scene of violence. B) It is the scene of sexual transgression. C) It is the scene of redemption for the Byronic hero. D) It serves as a kind of prison. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is the scene of redemption for the Byronic hero. 18. In what way is Dracula NOT an "Other" figure? A) He is from a foreign land. B) He is racially different. C) He is Christian. D) He is a connection to a different time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is Christian. 19. What is the significance of the "wandering Jew" motif? A) Religious upheaval. B) The presence of omens. C) The curse of immorality. D) Insanity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The curse of immorality. 20. All of the following are associated with Gothic architecture EXCEPT: A) Vaulted ceilings. B) The Middle Ages. C) Complicated floor plans. D) Neo-classicism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neo-classicism. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesMovements QuizzesThe Gothic Novel Quiz 1The Gothic Novel Quiz 3The Gothic Novel Quiz 4Gothic Literature Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books