-- Frankenstein Reading Review ENG IV

Question 1

The subtitle of "Frankenstein" is "The Modern Prometheus." According to mythology, Prometheus stole __ from the gods.

Accepted Answer

fire

Question 2

How does William die?

Accepted Answer

the Creature murders him

Question 3

Robert Walton is writing to his mother.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

Robert kills the monster at the end in order to avenge Victor.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

How does the monster come to learn of his creation?

Accepted Answer

He finds Victor's lab journals and reads them

Question 6

On August 1st, Robert's crew finds...

Accepted Answer

Victor Frankenstein

Question 7

When William died, something he was wearing went missing. What was it?

Accepted Answer

His locket

Question 8

What is Robert's last name?

Accepted Answer

Walton

Question 9

Victor gathers body parts for his experiment from...

Accepted Answer

both morgues, cemeteries, and charnels

Question 10

Who is the last person the monster murders?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth

Question 11

What does the monster call the family he stays with?

Accepted Answer

his protectors

Question 12

How did Mary Shelley's mother die?

Accepted Answer

from complications from the birth

Question 13

How tall is the Creature?

Accepted Answer

8 feet

Question 14

The monster lives hidden in the shed of a family's home, observing them and learning from them. Which family is this?

Accepted Answer

the DeLaceys

Question 15

Robert is a Romantic character because...

Accepted Answer

He is contemplative with a sense of adventure

Question 16

What is the monster's final request to Victor?

Accepted Answer

He wants Victor to create a female companion for him, as hideous as he is

Question 17

Frankenstein is a gothic romantic novel in the epistolary form. Which of the following defines the "epistolary form."

Accepted Answer

the story is told through a series of letters

Question 18

How does the monster survive in the woods?

Accepted Answer

He steals food

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Romantic Period?

Accepted Answer

realistic interpretation of life and society

Question 20

Who is falsely accused of murdering William?

Accepted Answer

Justine

Question 21

What is Robert Walton searching for?

Accepted Answer

a passage to the North Pole

Question 22

Who is William Frankenstein?

Accepted Answer

Victor's younger brother

Question 23

To what biblical character(s) does the monster compare himself?

Accepted Answer

Adam and Satan

Question 24

Where did Victor attend college?

Accepted Answer

Ingolstadt

Question 25

The DeLaceys take in an Arab girl and teach her about European customs and how to read. What was her name?

Accepted Answer

Safie

Question 26

What is the difference between Victor's creation and God's creation (human beings)?

Accepted Answer

God loves and cares for his creatures, while Victor fears and hates his

Question 27

In his second letter, Robert Walton expresses his desire for

Accepted Answer

for a friend with whom he can relate

Question 28

Whom does Victor marry in Chapter 22?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth

Question 29

Henry Clerval can be described as

Accepted Answer

a cheerful foil to Victor's melancholy character

Question 30

Who is Alphonse?

Accepted Answer

Victor's father

Question 31

Which professor inspired Victor to progress on his path of knowledge?

Accepted Answer

Professor Waldman

Question 32

Mr. Beaufort is Caroline's father.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 33

The murder of Elizabeth is the...

Accepted Answer

climax

Question 34

A Romantic character with a fanciful imagination, little interest in science, and a strong moral compass.

Accepted Answer

Henry

Question 35

How did the judge determine that Justine was guilty and deserved to be put to death?

Accepted Answer

Justine had William's locket

Question 36

What does Victor do when his creature comes to life?

Accepted Answer

He abandons his creature

Question 37

Why does the monster burn down the DeLacey's cottage?

Accepted Answer

He wanted their friendship but instead they chased him away

Question 38

How did the monster plan to kill himself?

Accepted Answer

with fire

Question 39

Which of the following is a characteristic of Romanticism?

Accepted Answer

emphasis on personal experience

Question 40

Which professor did Victor dislike while studying at the university?

Accepted Answer

Professor Krempe

Question 41

Toward the end of the novel, Victor chases the monster all the way to...

Accepted Answer

the North Pole

Question 42

Who is Justine?

Accepted Answer

Victor's housemaid

Question 43

When William died, about how much time had passed since Victor had created the monster?

Accepted Answer

18 months

Question 44

After the murder of Elizabeth, Victor chases the monster. This is the...

Accepted Answer

falling actions

Question 45

What does Victor tell Robert to do for him after he dies?

Accepted Answer

to find and kill the monster

Question 46

After Victor refuses the monster's request, whom does the monster murder next?

Accepted Answer

Henry Clerval

Question 47

From which illness did Victor's mother and Elizabeth suffer?

Accepted Answer

scarlet fever

Question 48

How does Mary Shelley begin writing "Frankenstein"?

Accepted Answer

She is at a party in which they held a ghost story contest

Question 49

Who is Caroline Beaufort?

Accepted Answer

Victor's mother

Question 50

Which of the following is NOT one of the books the monster reads?

Accepted Answer

Pride and Prejudice

Question 51

Alphonse and Caroline fall in love and marry soon after.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 52

On July 31st, Robert's crew sees...

Accepted Answer

a large man on a dog sled

Question 53

Which of the following lessons could be a moral of the story?

Accepted Answer

Never judge a book by its cover

Question 54

By the end of the book, the monster decides that death is the best choice for him.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 55

Who is Mr. Beaufort?

Accepted Answer

a merchant and friend of Alphonse

Question 56

The monster feels sorry for Victor and regrets having put him through so much trouble at the end of the novel.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 57

The father (the old man) of the DeLacey family has a physical disability. What is it?

Accepted Answer

He is blind

Question 58

How did the monster trick the court into believing that Justine was guilty?

Accepted Answer

He placed the locket in her pocket when she wasn't looking

Question 59

When Victor finds out that the monster is responsible for the murders, he contacts his family and warns them.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 60

Which event sparked Victor's interest in electricity?

Accepted Answer

lightning strikes a tree near his home

Question 61

One who studies chemical philosophy that turns metals into gold and seeks to discover the cure to everlasting life.

Accepted Answer

An alchemist

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