Using context to inform an argument: 'Jekyll and Hyde' | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

The novella 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' was first published in 1886. As such its first audiences were ...

• Victorians

• Edwardians

• Elizabethans

• Georgians

Answer explanation

The first audiences to read 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' would have been Victorians.

Stevenson was influenced by the works of Charles Darwin in the novella. He had recently published a book called 'On the origin of species'. What theory did this book popularise?

(a)  

Answer explanation

Charles Darwin was known to popularise the theory of evolution

What is being described here: 'the circumstances in which a text was written'.

• Context

• Characterisation

• Writer's intention

• Theme

Answer explanation

Context can help us explain a writer's intentions.

The novella contains conventions of monstrosity, moral ambiguity and experimentation. These are conventions of the ...

• gothic genre.

• romance genre.

• tragedy genre.

• comedy genre.

Answer explanation

These are conventions of the gothic genre.

What is the correct definition of the word 'generalisation'? Here it is used in a sentence: 'Avoid making a generalisation without considering specific cases.'

• a statement applied to more things than to which it directly applies

• a statement applied randomly to things to which it doesn't apply

• a statement that is factually incorrect

• a statement that is overused

Answer explanation

A generalisation is a statement applied to more things than to which it directly applies.

What is the definition of the word 'theme'? Here it is used in a sentence: 'The movie had a theme of love'.

• A repeated idea in a story

• An ignored idea in a story

• A hidden idea in a story

• An entertaining idea in a story

Answer explanation

A theme is a repeated idea in a story.