Gothic literature

Gothic literature started in...

• the late 18th century

• the late 19th century

• the late 20th century

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The word 'gothic' can also be applied to architecture.

• right

• wrong

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What are some of the characteristics of Gothic literature? Tick all the correct answers.

• horror and terror

• excess and irrational response

• violence and mystery

• warning of the dangers of transgression

Tick the usual settings of the 18th century Gothic literature

• old castles

• abbeys

• dark tunnels

• the city

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Which author does NOT belong to the 19th century Gothic literature?

• Coleridge

• Mary Shelley

• Oscar Wilde

• Edgar Allan Poe

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Who wrote The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?

• Coleridge

• Jane Austen

• R.L. Stevenson

• William Faulkner

In this book, a young man keeps his beauty as he grows old while his portrait becomes hideous. This book is...

• Northanger Abbey

• Frankenstein

• The Picture of Dorian Gray

• Dracula

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20th century Gothic literature has the same characteristics as those of the 19th century.

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• wrong

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The 20th century Gothic movement is particularly well-known for...

• its books

• its films

• its paintings

• its comic strips

20th century Gothic literature focuses more on...

• the theme of the double

• paranormal phenomena

• the fantastic

• the psychology of the characters

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