1) Which definition describes Gothic genre best? a) something that is characterized as comical b) something that is characterized by mystery, horror, and gloom c) something that is characterized as emotional 2) What do we mean by the ‘genre’ of a novel or film? a) poem, play, story b) type, style, category of text c) adjective, adverb, verb 3) Some of the Gothic conventions are:  a) supernatural, science, revenge, religion, breaking society norms b) beautiful characters, expensive cars, holidays 4) Finish the sentence: 'Omens are __________________________________ a) events that are thought to tell something about the future: b) people who work very hard c) religious songs 5) Which of these can be examples of omens? a) black cats, ravens, full moon b) roses, sweets, ribbons 6) 'The Castle of Otranto' is the first Gothic novel and it was written by Horace Walpole in 1764. a) true b) false 7) The Gothic might have been so popular because it provided a way for people to cope with the changing world around them. a) true b) false 8) A 'trope' is a synonym for: a) convention b) poem c) monster 9) Which of these adjectives can describe the image? a) peaceful, serene, quiet, calming, exciting, amazing b) eerie, ominous, creepy, bleak, sinister, weather, mysterious 10) What was ‘Frankenstein’ thought to be warning its readers about? a) how easy it is to bring dead people to life b) the dangers of the contemporary science 11) Which Gothic novel was written by Mary Shelley in 1816? a) Dracula b) The Fall of House of Usher c) Frankenstein 12) Mary Shelley lost the ghost story competition. a) true b) false 13) ‘Frankenstein’ was the first Gothic novel. a) true b) false 14) Victor Frankenstein makes his creature out of _____________________. a) car parts found in a car parking b) organs created in his lab c) body parts of the deceased 15) Which quote shows the first sign that the creature has been brought to life? a) 'his hair was of a lustrous black and flowing,' b) ‘How can I describe my emotions or how delineate the wretch whom with such infinite pains’ c) ‘dull yellow eye of the creature opened; it breathed hard…’ 16) The meaning of the adjective 'convulsive' is: a) ill, sick b) violent, unpredictable c) compulsory 17) In this quote: “it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs", the pronoun 'it' suggests that the monster is: a) a human b) a lifeless thing c) a pet 18) When two things are being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect: "his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness; but these luxuriances only formed a more horrid contrast" , this is called:  a) metaphor b) juxtaposition c) simile  19) What literary technique does Shelley use in thus line: 'It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light' a) Pathetic fallacy b) Personification c) Metaphor 20) The use of the noun “creature” dehumanises the monster and reiterates the notion that Frankenstein creation is not human.This might make the reader feel: a) happy for Frankenstein b) sorry for the monster c) appalled by the monster’s form and appearance.

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