Frankenstein Context

Which scientist is credited for Galvanism?

• Erasmus Darwin

• Luigi Galvani

• Charles Darwin

• Sir Humphrey Davy

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What did Erasmus Darwin's Laws of Organic Life state?

• an organic diet is best for human consumption and health

• electricity would set dead tissue in motion

• people developed from apes

• all vegetables and animals now living were originally derived from the smallest microscopic ones

Mary Shelley is often thought to be one of the early _______ writers.

• sci-fi

• romance

• horror

• mystery

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Which of the following does Victor Frankenstein NOT do after creating the monster?

• sleep

• go for a walk

• have a nightmare

• research Erasmus Darwin's theory

Which of these Gothic conventions have we NOT yet seen in Frankenstein?

• deserted or isolated places

• obsession

• damsel in distress

• the supernatural

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Which mythical character did Shelley reference in Frankenstein's title?

• Hades

• Prometheus

• Zeus

• Pandora

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Why did Mary Shelley title her novel Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus?

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Where did Mary Shelley get inspiration for Frankenstein from?

• her husband

• Lake Geneva

• a daydream

• Shakespeare

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What year was Frankenstein published?

• 1818

• 1800

• 1920

• 1756

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What is the name of Victor Frankenstein's best friend?

• Elizabeth

• Henry Clerval

• Percy

• M. Krempe