Frankenstein Bio & Background Quiz

Mary's mother Mary Wollstonecraft is notable because she was a famous ___.

• Romantic poet

• feminist writer

• serial killer

• literature professor

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Mary Shelley was educated ___.

• informally at home

• by her mother

• at an exclusive private school

• at a local public school

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Mary's marriage to Percy Bysshe Shelley was controversial because she was a teen, "the other woman," and ___.

• previously divorced

• homeless

• pregnant

• already a famous author

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Mary was prompted to write Frankenstein because ___.

• Lord Byron had proposed that they all write scary ghost stories

• Mary had always wanted to write a science fiction novel

• Percy made a bet with her that she couldn't write a novel

• Mary wanted to become a rich, famous novelist

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The idea of reanimating a corpse came to Mary via a ___.

• newspaper article

• novel she read

• dream she had

• movie she watched

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What was unusual about the circumstance of the first publication of Frankenstein in 1818?

• People thought Shakespeare wrote it.

• It sold a million copies in 6 months.

• People thought that Percy wrote it.

• No one like the novel at all.

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In Paradise Lost, which character can the reader draw parallels to the Creature because both characters were cast out?

• Adam

• God

• Eve

• Satan

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In The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the ship becomes cursed because the mariner ___.

• shoots an albatross for no real reason

• kills a defenseless dolphin

• doesn't know how to steer the ship

• kills five crewmen for no reason

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The Greek god Prometheus was punished by Zeus for ___.

• letting humans attack Olympus

• stealing fire for humans

• writing a ghost story

• killing an albatross

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A focus on horror, fear, and ___ are key elements of gothic literature.

• the healing powers of nature

• the dangers and destructive powers of nature

• bonding with nature

• the importance of the individual

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