Question: In “Frankenstein” how does Shelley represent science ?

• 1. As potentially productive when used correctly
• 2. As something needed for humans to advance
• 3. As a way to resolve human madness
• 4. As inherently monstrous

Question: Why is it significant that Dracula is from Transylvania ?

• 1. Transylvania is England’s economic rival.
• 2. Transylvania and England had been at war in the 1860s.
• 3. Transylvania represents a vaguely known and, therefore, suspicious country.
• 4. Transylvania and England were once part of the Holy Roman Empire.

Question: What is a Satanic Hero ?

• 1. A hero who is known for being aristocratic, moody, and secretive
• 2. A character who is essentially kind but performs a horrible act by accident
• 3. A hero-villain who defies the laws of God’s universe
• 4. A hero who is usually defined by his fatal attraction to women

Question: What does the character Dracula symbolize in the novel ?

• 1. Modern science
• 2. The consciousness
• 3. Theories of evolution
• 4. Ancient evil

Question: The popularity of which Gothic novelist is parodied in Austen’s “Northanger Abbey” ?

• 1. Horace Walpole
• 2. Ann Radcliffe
• 3. Matthew Lewis
• 4. Mary Shelley

Question: Which of the following best explains the treatment of the heroine in “The Mysteries of Udolpho” ?

• 1. The heroine’s fantasies about the castle are combined with her fear of violation.
• 2. She is excluded from the novel’s violent disturbances.
• 3. She is excluded from the general sense of isolation in the novel.
• 4. The heroine is robbed of psychological complexity by focusing only on horror.

Question: In what way is Dracula NOT an “Other” figure ?

• 1. He is from a foreign land.
• 2. He is racially different.
• 3. He is Christian.
• 4. He is a connection to a different time.

Question: What is NOT Gothic about the room to which the female protagonist of “The Yellow Wallpaper” is confined ?

• 1. It has bars on the window.
• 2. It is removed from the main area of the house.
• 3. It is locked.
• 4. It is sunny.

Question: How is the abbey in “The Monk” NOT Gothic ?

• 1. It is a Catholic structure.
• 2. It was built in the Middle Ages.
• 3. It is a sanctuary for women.
• 4. It is labyrinthine.

Question: “A MANUSCRIPT was communicated to me during my travels in Italy, which was copied from the archives of the Cenci Palace at Rome, and contains a detailed account of the horrors which ended in the extinction of one of the noblest families of that city durin

• 1. The placement of the action in the past and in a foreign country
• 2. The grandiose threatening setting that requires ingenious stagecraft
• 3. The focus on wrongdoing at the highest level of authority
• 4. The use of real historical resources by Shelley for the foundation of his play