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What did Mary believe about Claire's role in Clara's death?

• A) Claire was responsible for Clara's illness

• B) Claire did not do enough to help Clara

• C) Mary should not have trusted Claire to take care of Clara

• D) Clara would still be alive if Mary had not traveled to help Claire

What was the subject of Mary Shelley's next novel, Valperga, which she was researching with "true Godwinian meticulousness"?

• A) The lives of medieval Italian heretics

• B) The battle between bright and Darkness in the universe

• C) The tragedy of a mother's loss of her child

• D) The experiences of a woman's life in the 19th century

Though at first your nearest connections may pity you in this state, yet…when they see you fixed in selfishness and ill humour, and regardless of the happiness of every one else, they will finally cease to love you, and scarcely learn to endure you.

Who is the author of the quote above advising Mary after the death of william?

• Godwin

• Byron

• Shelley

• Claire

What is the main difference between Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and Percy Shelley's "Prometheus Unbound"?

• A) Mary's novel emphasizes human invention, while Percy's poem warns against evil in the world?

• B) Percy's poem celebrates human invention, while Mary's novel warns against the consequences of unchecked ambition.

• C) Both works warn against unchecked ambition and the consequences of human invention.

• D) Both works emphasize human ingenuity and the power of progress.

Finally, in August, at Shelley’s urging, Mary grudgingly picked up her pen and began to write in her journal..."

Why did Mary start writing in her journal again?

• a) Shelley forced her to do it.

• b) She wanted to express her regrets and sorrow over losing her children.

• c) She had a sudden burst of inspiration and couldn't resist the urge to write.

• d) She hoped that writing would help her cope with her grief and start to heal.

""For her, the moral was clear: uncontrolled patriarchal power was dangerous for everyone, including men."

What did Mary believe was the solution to uncontrolled patriarchal power?

• A) Increased representation in government

• B) The elimination of all forms of government

• C) The empowerment of women

• D) The restriction of men's freedoms

Why did Shelley want Keats to visit him in Italy?

• a) He wanted to show him the beauty of Italy.

• b) He wanted to stir himself to work again and break the stalemate between himself and Mary.

• c) He wanted to teach Keats Greek and Spanish.

• d) He wanted to compete with Keats and prove that he was a better writer.