Exploring Key Allusions in Frankenstein

What is an allusion in literature?

• A direct quote from another text

• A reference to another text or cultural idea

• A fictional story within a story

• A summary of another text

Which Greek myth is alluded to in the title of Frankenstein?

• Hercules

• Prometheus

• Icarus

• Odysseus

What was Prometheus's punishment for giving fire to humans?

• Being chained to a mountain

• Having his liver eaten daily by an eagle

• Being banished to the underworld

• Being turned into stone

Which epic poem by John Milton is alluded to in Frankenstein?

• The Divine Comedy

• The Aeneid

• Paradise Lost

• The Iliad

What does the creature in Frankenstein demand from Victor, similar to Adam's request in Paradise Lost?

• Knowledge

• A companion

• Power

• Immortality

Which poem by Samuel Coleridge is referenced in Frankenstein?

• Christabel

• Kubla Khan

• Frost at Midnight

• The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

What does the albatross symbolize in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?

• Guilt

• Freedom

• Hope

• Wisdom

In which letter does Robert Walton reference The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?

• Fourth letter

• Second letter

• Third letter

• First letter

Which part of Dante's Divine Comedy is directly alluded to in Frankenstein?

• Paradiso

• Inferno

• Vita Nuova

• Purgatorio

What does Victor Frankenstein compare the creature to, indicating its terrifying nature?

• A demon

• A being even Dante could not conceive

• A ghost

• A monster