Intro to Frankenstein

What sparked the idea in Mary Shelley to write Frankenstein?

• The rain

• A literary challenge

• The eruption of a volcano

Popular versions of Frankenstein match Mary Shelley's monster.

• True

• False

In the book, the monster doesn't have a name!

• True

• False

Doctor Victor Frankenstein was delighted with his creature and stayed with him.

• True

• False

The novel opens with:

• The story of Victor Frankenstein

• A series of letters from an Arctic explorer

• The Modern Prometheus

Frankenstein's monster is articulate and cultivated.

• True! The monster has read lots of books!

• False! It is a monster! Victor is the cultivated one!

The novel belongs to three genres, which ones?

• Dramatic

  Fable

  Fairy Tale

• Greek

  Medieval

  Saxon

• Sci-Fi

  Horror

  Romantic

Frankenstein and his monster are very different.

• True! I mean one is human and one isn't!

• False! Who's the real monster? The monster or the creator?

Which is the main thematic question in the novel?

• Are we human or are we dancer?

• To be or not to be?

• Are we inherently good or evil?

What caused The Year Without a Summer?

• A gloomy period

• The eruption of Mount Tambora

• A hurricane