Letters 1-4 Quiz and Vocab Questions on Robert Walton's Letters

To which person was Robert Walton writing his letters?

• His uncle

• His professor

• His girlfriend

• His sister

Walton’s letters reveal that he was trying to achieve goals related to ________.

• Making a fortune in business

• Navigation

• Bringing corpses back to life

• Composing music

What best describes Walton’s previous experiences?

• He had no formal education and dreamt of being a poet.

• He had no formal education and dreamt of becoming a politician.

• He attended private schools and wanted to become a shipbuilder.

• He attended private schools and wanted to become a monk.

At the time he was writing the letters, what did Walton say he desired most?

• To see a solar eclipse

• To sleep well

• Infinite knowledge

• A friend

Walton’s crew rescued an unnamed man. What reason did the man give for traveling so far?

• To prove the truth of my tale.

• To seek one who fled from me.

• To make a name for myself in a nameless place.

• To escape the prison of my soul.

How did Walton feel about the rescued man?

• He admired his way of speaking.

• He was afraid of his power.

• He was disgusted by his appearance.

• He was angered by his beliefs.

What did the rescued man demand Walton to do?

• Change the course of the expedition

• Listen to his story

• Get married

• Reject modern science

What best paraphrases the warning that the rescued man gives to Walton?

• Live simply with people who love you.

• Take advantage of opportunities while they still present themselves.

• Don't let the pursuit of knowledge ruin your life like it ruined mine.

• Don't wait too long to find out if you can trust everyone in your crew.

Match the following

• a feeling something bad will happen

• Foreboding

• the state of emptiness or destruction

• Eccentricity

• the quality of being eccentric

• Conjecture

• an opinion made on incomplete info.

• Fervent

• passionate intensity

• Desolation