What happens after the child is trampled?

Mr. Hyde pays a bribe with a cheque

What does Mr. Utterson suspect about the esteemed Dr. Jekyll?

that he fears he is hiding a disgraceful secret

What is specified in the will of Dr. Jekyll?

Mr. Hyde will take Jekyll's place if he disappears

What bargain occurs between Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield?

to never speak of the incident again

What literary themes are recurrent in the novella?

Anxiety of science and technology and doppelgängers

What does 'decadence' mean, in terms of the art period of the 1890s?

excessively lavish and indulgent art

Why does the story take place in London?

It is representative of modern, urban England

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Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde: Background & Beginning Chapters

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15 question quiz about the background of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Ch.1-2

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1
In what year did Robert Louis Stevenson write his novella?
1890
1889
1884
1885
2
Who says, "If he be Mr. Hyde . . . I shall be Mr. Seek."
Mr. Enfield
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Utterson
Mr. Lanyon
3
What happens after the child is trampled?
Mr. Hyde runs away
The child expires
Mr. Hyde offers a cash bribe
Mr. Hyde pays a bribe with a cheque
4
What does Mr. Utterson suspect about the esteemed Dr. Jekyll?
that he is a fiend
that he has gone mad
that he is hiding a scandalous bribe
that he fears he is hiding a disgraceful secret
5
What is specified in the will of Dr. Jekyll?
Jekyll owes Hyde a sum of 50,000 pounds
Mr. Hyde will take Jekyll's place if he disappears
Jekyll will leave all possessions to Hyde
Mr. Utterson must never reveal Hyde's identity
6
Which character is described as "backward in sentiment" and "austere with himself"?
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Mr. Enfield
Mr. Utterson
7
How does Enfield describe the man who tramples the child at 3 a.m.?
a crippled dwarf
"like some damned Juggernaut"
a Satanic figure
energy "like wild harpies"
8
What bargain occurs between Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield?
to never speak of the incident again
to find out the identity of the trampled child
to meet again to discuss the will of Dr. Jekyll
to stroll again at 3 a.m.
9
What literary themes are recurrent in the novella?
double selves and doppelgängers
Anxiety of science and technology and doppelgängers
anxiety of time passing
anxiety over science and technology
10
Dr. Lanyon says Dr. Jekyll's work is "such unscientific balderdash". What is balderdash?
a poisonous concotion
hogwash
nonsense
jokery
11
What was the Victorian Age most known for?
Rapid industrialization
Class warfare
The tyrannous reign of Queen Victoria
Railroad expansion
12
What does the French phrase fin-de-siècle mean?
Art-for-art's sake
End-of-the-century
End-of-cycle
Ending of Victorian Morality
13
What does 'decadence' mean, in terms of the art period of the 1890s?
end of the decade art
excessively lavish and indulgent art
art inspired by the devil
excessively moral art
14
Mr. Hyde is referred to as troglodytic. What does that mean?
dwarfish
primitive
ignorant
crippled
15
Why does the story take place in London?
It is the home of the original Jack-the-Ripper serial killer
It is a perfect setting for a gothic tale
It is representative of modern, urban England
It represents decadence

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