English 4B Assessment

Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" most reflects which romantic ideal?

• focus on the individual

• importance of nationalism

• belief in the supernatural

In Jane Austen's time, the law dictated that a man’s property was inherited by his closest male heir instead of by the women in his family. What was this law known as?

• dowry

• entailment

• alimony

Which of the following romantic characteristics most likely grew out of the same ideas that influenced the French and American Revolutions?

• respecting nature and humanity

• celebrating individual freedoms

• celebrating childhood innocence

In the novel Frankenstein, what does the creature’s connection to nature suggest about him?

• It suggests that he is connected to Victor and has human feelings.

• It suggests that he wants to possess nature and feels it belongs to him.

• It suggests that he has an artistic appreciation for nature.

How do Mary Shelley's allusions to Milton's Paradise Lost in the novel Frankenstein help readers interpret the story?

• They emphasize the creature's inability to survive on its own.

• They suggest a lack of willpower in Victor to create something.

• They contrast Victor’s creation with God's creation of man.

Read this excerpt from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein:

Shall I respect man, when he condemns me? Let him live with me in the interchange of kindness, and, instead of injury, I would bestow every benefit upon him with tears of gratitude at his acceptance. But that cannot be; the human senses are insurmountable barriers to our union. Yet mine shall not be the submission of abject slavery. I will revenge my injuries: if I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear.

What do the following words from the excerpt indicate about the creature's interaction with humans?

• He lacks the power to communicate.

• He finds humans incapable of kindness.

• His appearance repels humans.

There have been many film adaptations of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. How do most film adaptations differ from the original text version of the story?

• They are less complex because they lack the multiple perspectives of the novel.

• They make the story more exciting by only giving Victor’s version.

• They create more sympathy for the creature by giving him a back story.

What was Victor’s motive for creating the creature?

• Victor created the creature because he wanted a companion.

• Victor created the creature because he wanted glory and fame.

• Victor created the creature because of his love for science.

Which of these sentences about the status of women in Jane Austen’s time is true?

• Marriage was the only means for women to gain social mobility.

• Single women enjoyed better opportunities in professional life.

• Educated women could take up professions like medicine and law.

Which of these is a recurring theme in Jane Austen’s novels?

• revenge

• class distinctions

• industrialization