Comprehension Check: Dracula CH 1

What is Jonathan Harker's profession and purpose for traveling to Transylvania?

• He is a doctor visiting Count Dracula for medical consultation

• He is a solicitor finalizing a real estate deal with Count Dracula

• He is a journalist writing about Eastern European customs

• He is a tourist exploring the Carpathian Mountains

Which literary genre conventions does Bram Stoker employ in these opening chapters?

• Romantic comedy elements

• Science fiction technological elements

• Gothic novel conventions including supernatural elements and dark settings

• Historical biography techniques

What significant warning does the innkeeper's wife give to Harker?

• The weather will be dangerous for traveling

• Count Dracula is known to be dishonest in business

• Evil things will have full power on St. George's Eve

• The mountain paths are treacherous at night

How does Harker initially react to receiving the crucifix?

• He refuses it outright

• He accepts it enthusiastically

• He accepts it politely despite his Anglican beliefs

• He throws it away when leaving

What does Harker's response to local superstitions reveal about his character?

• He fully embraces the local beliefs and customs

• He represents Victorian rationality and skepticism

• He immediately converts to local religious practices

• He openly mocks the peasants' beliefs

What unusual occurrence does Harker notice during his carriage ride to the castle?

• The carriage seems to cover the same ground repeatedly

• The horses refuse to move forward

• The driver disappears mysteriously

• The carriage changes color

How do the peasants attempt to protect Harker from evil?

• They offer him money

• They give him weapons

• They provide him with maps

• They give him protective tokens and make the sign of the cross

What psychological concept does Freud later connect to experiences like Harker's?

• The pleasure principle

• The uncanny

• The ego complex

• The sublimation theory

According to the text, what threatens Western civilization's foundations?

• Economic instability

• Political upheaval

• Alternative knowledge systems they've dismissed

• Technological advancement

What does Harker plan to do with his travel observations?

• Publish them in a newspaper

• Share them with Count Dracula

• Share them with his fiancée, Mina

• Keep them private