Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Authored by BEVERLY WILLIAMS
English
9th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz comprehensively covers Mary Shelley's *Frankenstein*, targeting high school students in grades 9-12 with a focus on literary analysis and close reading skills. The questions assess students' understanding of fundamental literary elements including narrative structure (frame story technique), thematic development, character motivation, and plot comprehension. Students need to demonstrate knowledge of Gothic literature characteristics, recognize how Shelley uses literary devices to convey meaning, and analyze the complex relationships between characters like Victor Frankenstein, his creature, and Robert Walton. The quiz also incorporates vocabulary development through context-based word meaning questions and requires students to make connections between the monster's reading choices and his psychological development. To succeed, students must move beyond basic plot recall to understand how Shelley's subtitle "The Modern Prometheus" reflects deeper themes about knowledge, creation, and moral responsibility. Created by Beverly Williams, an English teacher in the United States who teaches grades 9-12. This quiz serves multiple instructional purposes throughout a *Frankenstein* unit, functioning effectively as a comprehensive review tool, formative assessment, or summative evaluation of student understanding. Teachers can use individual sections as warm-up activities to activate prior knowledge or assign the complete quiz as homework to reinforce key concepts covered in class discussions. The mix of factual recall, literary analysis, and vocabulary questions makes it particularly valuable for differentiating instruction and identifying areas where students need additional support. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3, as students analyze themes, character development, and narrative techniques while demonstrating comprehension of complex literary text through both explicit and inferential questioning.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the subtitle that Mary Shelley gave this novel?
Or, The Modern Gothic
Or, The Modern Prometheus
Or, The Modern Horror
Or, A Modern Tale
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What parallel exists between Robert Walton and Victor Frankenstein?
They both wish to create life.
They are both sailors.
They are both in quest of knowledge.
They went to the same school.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
At the beginning of the novel, the explorer Robert Walton relates how he encountered Victor Frankenstein in the Arctic. Frankenstein then tells Walton the main narrative. Which literary technique does this demonstrate?
love story
gothic story
box story
frame story
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
______is defined as a story within a story.
structure story
frame story
back story
narrative story
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.4.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which literary element is expressed in the following statement? One of the ideas conveyed in Frankenstein is that human beings need human companionship.
theme
allusion
irony
suspense
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What three books make a powerful impression on the monster?
The Odyssey
Sorrows of Werter
Plutarch’s Lives
Paradise Lost
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
_________ is defined as any struggle between opposing forces.
flashback
conflict
argument
purpose
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
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