Why does the Creature want revenge on Victor?

Victor created him, then abandoned him to a cruel world

Shelly says, “the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out,” what does the word phantasm mean?

The man is actually some kind of supernatural being.

Which of the following details is NOT a distinctively Gothic element?

A person’s disillusionment at his or her own success

"Supremely frightful would be the effect to any human to endeavor to mock the Creator" Meaning?

The re-creation of life is an imitation of God’s work

What would lead you to predict that Shelley would write a successful ghost story?

“The idea possessed my mind that a thrill ran through me…”

Victor pursues the creature to the Arctic ice. In terms of Gothic elements, this represents:

Horrible images and life-threatening chases

Why does Frankenstein throw himself on the bed?

To forget his problems for a moment

Why does the creature ultimately decide to turn to evil?

He decides it is the best way to get revenge on Victor.

What are Victor's final thoughts regarding his creature?

He was wrong to try to create life

How does Captain Walton meet Victor?

Walton rescues Victor on the northern ice to help him.

What did Victor most fear would result from his creating a female mate for the creature?

The creatures would mate, unleashing a race of devils

In the dream, the transformation of Elizabeth into Frankenstein’s dead mother may symbolize:

Frankenstein’s knowledge that monster will kill Elizabeth

After a conversation, Shelley could not sleep and saw a terrifying vision. This suggests that:

This inspired her to think of the idea for her story.

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1
Why does the Creature want revenge on Victor?
Victor created him and instilled rage into his psyche
Victor created him, then abandoned him to a cruel world
Victor loved him, but then denied his love
Victor denied creating him
2
Shelly says, “the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out,” what does the word phantasm mean?
The man is now a corpse
The man is actually some kind of supernatural being.
The man is not really there
Shelley sees the man's shadow
3
Which of the following details is NOT a distinctively Gothic element?
The dim and yellow light of the moon through the shutters
A corpse crawling with worms
The mind in conflict
A person’s disillusionment at his or her own success
4
"Supremely frightful would be the effect to any human to endeavor to mock the Creator" Meaning?
God would punish anyone who attempted to create life
It is natural to play God
The re-creation of life is an imitation of God’s work
Humans are frightened by science
5
Which element of the Gothic novel unites it with the Romantic tradition?
Personal Emotions
Ordinary Happenings
Religion
Supernatural
6
What mental state does Shelley say she was in when she thought of the idea for Frankenstein?
Waking Dream
Deep Slumber
Alert Vigilance
Daytime Reverie
7
Victor has nightmares and delusions. In terms of Gothic elements, this represents:
Mental disintegration
Monstrous doubles signifying evil and duplicity within us
Supernatural forces
Horrible images and life-threatening chases
8
What would lead you to predict that Shelley would write a successful ghost story?
“The idea possessed my mind that a thrill ran through me…”
“Perhaps a corpse would be reanimated: galvanism.”
“The pale student knelling beside the thing he put together”
“I busied myself to think of a story…”
9
Victor pursues the creature to the Arctic ice. In terms of Gothic elements, this represents:
Monstrous doubles signifying evil and duplicity within us
Horrible images and life-threatening chases
Supernatural forces
Mental disintegration
10
Why does Frankenstein throw himself on the bed?
To forget his problems for a moment
To get some much needed rest
To hide from the monster
To quiet the tumult he still feels
11
Why does the creature ultimately decide to turn to evil?
He decides it is the best way to get revenge on Victor.
He doesn't decide; he is inherently evil.
Since people thought he was evil, then he would be evil.
12
What are Victor's final thoughts regarding his creature?
He wasn’t wrong to create life
He was wrong to try to create life
He was wrong to abandon the creature
13
Mary Shelley saw Frankenstein as the product of her:
Personal Experience
Education
Rational Mind
Imagination
14
How does Captain Walton meet Victor?
Walton escorts Victor northward in pursuit of the monster.
They work in the same laboratory on an island off Scotland.
Walton rescues Victor on the northern ice to help him.
They are students together at Ingolstadt.
15
What did Victor most fear would result from his creating a female mate for the creature?
The creatures would mate, unleashing a race of devils
The female mate would not be attracted to his creature
The creature would hate the female’s appearance
16
Which modern genre does Frankenstein most closely resemble?
Romantic Novel
Persuasive Essay
Mortality Play
Science Fiction
17
Both Victor and the creature represent:
Alienation from society.
Alienation from love and companionship.
Alienation due to appearance.
18
In the dream, the transformation of Elizabeth into Frankenstein’s dead mother may symbolize:
His feeling that he will destroy everything he loves
The fact that Elizabeth suffers from a disease
Frankenstein’s hidden desire to kill Elizabeth
Frankenstein’s knowledge that monster will kill Elizabeth
19
After a conversation, Shelley could not sleep and saw a terrifying vision. This suggests that:
This inspired her to think of the idea for her story.
Frightened by the experiments of Dr. Darwin.
Poets were the first to think of the idea for Frankenstein.
The author will be too upset by the to write anything.
20
What is Frankenstein’s original feeling about the project of creating life? After he succeeds?
Fear, then triumph
Eagerness, then horror
Guilt, then unhappiness
Gladness, then frustration
21
What word most accurately names Frankenstein’s reaction to in bringing the monster to life?
Disillusionment
Lassitude
Changeableness
Exhaustion

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