Frankenstein Ch 1-4 Quiz

1.                   Victor Frankenstein’s childhood can be described as:

• Abusive

• Unfortunate

• Delightful

• Horrendous

How does Elizabeth come to join the Frankenstein family?

•     Victor’s father brought her home from a visit in Milan.

•      Victor’s mother discovered her living with poor peasants and brought her home.

• Victor became her friend at school and told his parents she was an orphan.

• Victor’s parents took her when Victor’s father’s best friend died.

How does Victor react to Elizabeth being adopted by his parents?

• jealous of her

• accepting and tolerant of her

• looked upon her as his; protected her.

• felt she took his place as 1^st born

Although Henry and Victor are best friends, how are they different?

• Henry loved literature and reading while Victor loved the sciences.

• Henry loved the sciences while Victor loved literature and reading

• Henry’s parents were loving, while Victor’s parents mistreated him

• Henry’s parents abandoned him, while Victor’s parents provided for him.

   

When Victor told his father he was studying Agrippa’s works and theories, how did Victor’s father react?

• told Victor to read more to learn more of the thoughts of Agrippa

• told Victor not to waste his time – it was trash

• told Victor to study other men’s writings and theories

• told Victor he was smart to study Agrippa, but also study Freud

How does Victor's mother die?

• During Childbirth

• Old Age

• Creature Kills Her

• Scarlet Fever

After Professor Krempe tells Victor the ancient philosophers promised impossibilities and performed nothing, Victor went to hear M. Waldman’s lectures.  How did Waldman’s lectures help Victor?

• confirmed Krempe’s views so Victor would continue his studies and not leave

• explained the ancients set the foundation for modern scientist so Victor was willing to also study modern chemists

• unfolded the world’s deepest mysteries of creation so Victor could begin his experiments

• None of these answers are correct

Victor says, “I succeeded in discovering the cause of generation and life; nay, more, I became myself capable of bestowing                                  upon lifeless matter.”

• health

• a heartbeat

• animation

• ability to think

Where does Victor go and what does he do to begin his task of creating his creature?

• begin visiting nursing homes and ask people to volunteer their organs for science

• collected bones and gathered materials from the dissecting room and slaughter houses

• raided graveyards immediately after funerals and robbed body parts

• interned with doctors to learn human anatomy and took parts from corpses before they were buried

Victor describes his research, “Under the guidance of my new preceptors I entered with the greatest diligence into the search of the philosopher’s stone and the elixir of life; but the latter soon obtained my undivided attention.”  What does elixir mean?

• medicinal concoction

• sweetened medicine

• satisfying drink

• open mind