Gothic Americans 1-4

What is a recurring theme in Gothic Literature?

• Human nature is prone to excess and obsession

• Human emotion is a better guide for behavior than reason

• Human nature is essentially noble and good

• Human emotion is a result of a person's physical needs

How did most Americans of this er feel about the beliefs and practices of their Puritan ancestors?

• sorrowful

• outraged

• admiring

• conflicted

Which feature of life in the early 19th century caused may Americans to feel fearful and anxious about the future?

• the shift toward an agricultural economy

• threats of invasion by surrounding countries

• the French and Indian war and Spanish-American war

• aggressive westward expansion

How did Gothic writers differ from Romantic writers during the same period of history?

• their literature celebrated America's new identity as a nation

• they did not idealize subjects like the natural world and human nature

• they wrote poetry not novels and short stories

• they wrote about continued westward expansion

What movement became popular in the first half of the 19th century and became organized into a national society?

• the labor reform movement

• the westward expansion movement

• the anti-slavery movement

• the industrial the north movement

Why is Edgar Allen Poe considered Gothic writer?

• he writes about the certainty of death

• he writes about the natural world

• he writes about romantic love

• he writes about his own personal experiences

What tone is created by the phrases "blood-bedewed halls" and "corpse-like mask?"

• a tone of empathy

• a tone of horror

• a tone of sadness

• a reflective tone

What lesson do Prince Prospero and his courtiers learn?

• no one can outwit death

• the ebony clock is evil

• black rooms are bad luck

• helping the poor is good

Which of these is a symbol of fleeting time and the certainty of death in "The Masque of the Red Death?"

• the red window

• the ebony clock

• the Prince's dagger

• the masque

What kind of word is the hyphenated word: The dreams are stiff-frozen as they stand.

• compound verb

• compound adverb

• compound noun

• compound adjective