Poe & Lovecraft

What is the main setting of "Dagon"?

• A haunted house

• A battlefield

• An isolated island

• A small town

Which author wrote "Dagon" and "The Cats of Ulthar"?

• Edgar Allan Poe

• H.P. Lovecraft

• Stephen King

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

In "The Cats of Ulthar," what is forbidden in the town of Ulthar?

• Owning dogs

• Killing cats

• Reading books

• Leaving at night

Which theme from Lovecraft’s works deals with the insignificance of humans in the universe?

• Detachment & Isolation

• Antianthropocentrism

• Fragility of Sanity

• The Unknown

What does the term "Cosmic Horror" primarily refer to in literature?

• Fear of ghosts, usually including historical references to create connection to readers

• Horror derived from the vastness and incomprehensibility of the universe

• Horror stories set in space and with certain species of alien life

• Fear of monsters, both real and imagined

Which symbol is most associated with the theme of "The Unknown" in "Dagon"?

• The mysterious monolith

• The village cats

• The old couple

• The river

In "The Cats of Ulthar," what event leads to the change in the town’s law?

• A cat saves a child

• The disappearance of the old couple

• The arrival of travelers

• The mayor’s decree

Which theme is illustrated by the narrator’s mental state in "Dagon"?

• Fragility of Sanity

• Viscerate Texture

• Detachment & Isolation

• Antianthropocentrism

What is a "viscerate texture" in the context of Lovecraft’s stories?

• The angry tone that is used to describe a story's scenes

• Vivid, unsettling physical descriptions

• Frightening description of a character's mental collapse

• The pleasant physical sensations the characters experience during a plot

Which of the following best describes the old couple in "The Cats of Ulthar"?

• Kind and generous

• Cruel to cats

• Wealthy merchants

• Town leaders