Frankenstein Ch. 4

What subjects "became nearly my [Victor's] sole occupation"?

• natural philosophy & chemistry

• physics & chemistry

• sleeping & experimenting

• studying & writing

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What does Victor mean when he says his work became "so ardent and eager that the stars often disappeared in the light of morning whilst I was yet engaged in my laboratory"?

• It means that he liked looking at the stars while he worked.

• It means that he worked all through the night until morning.

• It means that it was too cloudy to work.

• It means that he left his laboratory only at night.

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How many years did Victor devote to his work without seeing his family or visiting home (Geneva)?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

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In this chapter, Victor discovers that he is "capable of bestowing animation upon lifeless matter," which means:

• He can animate drawings he makes.

• He enjoys watching bodies decay.

• He cannot bring dead things back to life.

• He can bring dead things back to life.

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What does the following passage foreshadow?: "But the discovery was so great and overwhelming that all the steps by which I had been progressively led to it were obliterated, and I beheld only the result."

• doom; something bad is going to happen

• happiness; something good is going to happen

• nothing

• a new baby

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Victor states that acquiring knowledge is "dangerous" and that people who believe their "native town to be the world, than [those] who aspire to become greater than nature will allow," are better off. This is the same things as saying that:

• knowledge is awesome

• people need to travel more

• ignorance is bliss

• knowledge is a noble pursuit

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Once Victor realizes he has the ability to bring dead things back to life, he begins doing what?

• gathering bones and body parts from charnel houses and cemeteries

• trying to bring dead plants to life first

• tell people of his discovery

• write down all of his knowledge

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Victor begins isolating himself to pursue his work

• true

• false

• what?

• no

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As a result of all the work he is doing, and the overwhelming feelings and stress he develops, Victor

• gets married

• becomes happy as ever

• becomes more involved in the university

• becomes gravely ill

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Does Victor complete his creation in Ch. 4?

• yes

• I don't know.

• I don't remember.

• no

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