Frankenstein Final
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- 1.The author of Frankenstein is
- A.
Mary Stoker
- B.
Mary Bysshe
- C.
Mary Shelley
- D.
Mary Byron
- 2.Like the characters in her book, Mary Shelley was very familiar with the heartbreak associated with death.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Who was the creature's first victim?
- A.
Elizabeth Frankenstein
- B.
Mrs. Caroline Frankenstein
- C.
William Frankenstein
- D.
Henry Clerval
- E.
Victor Frankenstein
- 4.How did Victor Frankenstein die?
- A.
He died from not eating properly and physical exhaustion.
- B.
He died from a broken heart, mourning all those he had lost.
- C.
He died from physical injuries he received from the creature.
- D.
He died from insanity caused by tracking the creature around the globe.
- 5.Victor stopped working on his second creature because --.
- A.
He ran out of body parts
- B.
He was too exhausted and weak to continue
- C.
He was concerned about creating a race of monsters
- D.
He didn't think the first creature would approve
- 6.What did Caroline Frankenstein die from?
- A.
She contracted scarlet fever.
- B.
She died of a broken heart.
- C.
She was strangled.
- D.
She died in childbirth.
- E.
The news of Elizabeth's death killed her.
- 7.Victor was overcome with pride when, after years of study, he was finally able to create life and saw his creation.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.William was killed by being strangled.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Who takes care of Victor and nurses him back to health after he becomes sick?
- A.
Henry
- B.
Elizabeth
- C.
Krempe
- D.
Waldman
- 10.How does the creature learn to read?
- A.
He learns by watching the DeLacy family (the cottagers).
- B.
He learns by reading Victor's journals.
- C.
He doesn't have to learn; it comes naturally to him.
- D.
He uses Hooked on Phonics.
- 11.Why does the creature want revenge on Victor?
- A.
Victor created him.
- B.
Victor abandoned him.
- C.
Victor loved him.
- D.
Victor denied creating him.
- 12.Why, when they meet to talk, does the creature not kill Victor?
- A.
He wants to, but isn't physically able to.
- B.
He doesn't want to, because he wants something from Victor.
- C.
He wants to, but Victor is his father, so he doesn't.
- D.
He doesn't want to, because he feels Victor's not worth it.
- 13.The creature wants Victor to make him a --.
- A.
Companion
- B.
Brother
- C.
Sister
- D.
Mother
- 14.How many people does the creature actually kill?
- A.
One
- B.
Two
- C.
Three
- D.
Four
- E.
Five
- 15.Why is Elizabeth killed?
- A.
She is a Frankenstein.
- B.
She was Victor's wife, and it would bring him pain
- C.
She found out about Victor's creature.
- D.
She was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
- 16.How is Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" an obvious source of inspiration for Shelley's Frankenstein? (Select all that apply)
- A.
Both deal with the consequences of disrespect & irresponsibility towards life & nature
- B.
Both take place in the Anglo-Saxon period of British Literature
- C.
Both feature main characters that must tell cautionary stories
- D.
Both treat women as damsels in distress
- 17.Walton and Victor share similar traits in that they were both...
- A.
Willing to sacrifice everything on their quest for scientific exploration.
- B.
In love, but put their work ahead of marriage.
- C.
Prime examples of the nature-loving Romantics
- D.
Considered part of the lower class socioeconomic system.
- 18.What Biblical comparisons can be applied to Frankenstein? (Select all that apply)
- A.
Victor / Creature = God / Man
- B.
Creature / The Bride = Adam / Eve
- C.
M. Krempe = Lucifer
- D.
The Creature = Christ
- 19.Whom do Elizabeth and Henry represent in this novel?
- A.
Neoclassical Voices
- B.
Romantic Voices
- C.
Neolithic Voices
- D.
Lustful Voices
- 20.What are we told of the creature's end?
- A.
He decides to go off and live in seclusion - maybe in Antarctica.
- B.
He decides to kill himself by jumping into the freezing water.
- C.
He decides to live in Victor's house, now that no one lives there anymore.
- D.
He decides to kill himself by setting himself on fire.
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