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Frankenstein Review (HCCP): Letters-Chapter 4

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the author of the novel Frankenstein?
a)
Mary Shelley
b)
Robert Walton
c)
Lord Byron
d)
Victor Frankenstein
2.
The events of Mary Shelley's life could best be described as...
a)
uplifting
b)
tragic
c)
lucky
d)
excited
3.
Which character wrote the letters, which begin the novel?
a)
Victor Frankenstein
b)
Robert Walton
c)
The Creature
d)
Margaret Saville
4.
In which letter does Robert Walton describe meeting Dr. Frankenstein?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
5.
Robert Walton is addressing the letters to his....?
a)
Mother
b)
Brother
c)
Sister
d)
Cousin
6.
Dr. Frankenstein tells Robert Walton, "Nothing can alter my destiny: listen to my history, and you will see..." This most nearly means which of the following?
a)
Frankenstein believes that he controls his fate.
b)
Frankenstein wants to change his past. 
c)
Frankenstein's future has already been determined by his past. 
d)
Frankenstein does not believe in destiny. 
7.
Victor, by birth is:
a)
Genevese
b)
Alphonese
c)
Smelly
d)
English
8.
Victor is the ____________ child.
a)
Eldest
b)
Middle
c)
Youngest
d)
Only
9.
Elizabeth was found in the country of:
a)
England
b)
Germany
c)
Italy
d)
America
10.
Elizabeth was found orphaned, living with a peasant woman as:
a)
Her parents were divorced
b)
Her parents were both dead
c)
Her father was dead and her mother was an opera singer
d)
Her mother was dead and her father's whereabouts were unknown
11.
At a young age, Victor is most interested in:
a)
Philosophy
b)
Psychology
c)
Herbology
d)
Astrophysics
12.
Victor developed an interest in electricity when:
a)
A bolt of lightening destroyed his home
b)
A bolt of lightening destroyed a tree near his home
c)
His father's friend demonstrates electric usage to him
d)
He is shocked through electrotherapy. 
13.
Victor was sent to college at the age of ________ by his parents.
a)
15
b)
16
c)
17
d)
18
14.

Victor's mother dies of:

a)

Typhoid

b)

Cancer

c)

Scarlet Fever

d)

Rheumatoid Arthritis

15.

On Caroline's deathbed, she makes Victor promise to

a)

marry Elizabeth

b)

return to school

c)

raise his siblings

d)

stay home and tend his father

16.

Where is Victor Frankenstein's hometown?

a)

Ingolstadt

b)

Italy

c)

Geneva

d)

Venice

17.

The story of Frankenstein is told using a literary device called a frame story, or a story within a story. WHO is Victor telling his life's story TO?

a)

Mary Shelley

b)

Elizabeth

c)

Henry Clerval

d)

Robert Walton

18.

Within his study of sciences, Victor mentions in Chapter 4 that he is particularly interested in the study of...

a)

the central nervous system

b)

the table of elements

c)

the anatomy of the body

d)

the human brain

19.

Victor searched many different locations for the perfect 'pieces' to use in his creation. Which of the following IS NOT a place Victor traveled to in search for parts?

a)

Slaughterhouses

b)

Graveyards

c)

Morgues

d)

Funerals

20.

How tall would Victor's monster be when he was finished with it, according to Chapter 4?

a)

6 ft

b)

7 ft

c)

8 ft

d)

Normal human height

21.

Victor's mother is older than Victor's father.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

"I have a pretty present for my Victor" is in reference to whom?

a)

Henry

b)

His Mother

c)

His Dad

d)

Elizabeth

23.

Why is the stranger in the North Pole?

a)

To find his friend

b)

To find what fled from him

c)

To find the meaning of life

d)

To discover magnetism

24.

"brightest living gold", "blue eyes cloudless" and "a being heaven sent" is referring to who?

a)

Elizabeth

b)

Victor's Mother

c)

Henry Clerval

d)

Victor Frankenstein

25.

The purpose of chapters 1-2 is to give characterization to:

a)

Henry & Victor

b)

Elizabeth & Caroline

c)

Victor's Parents

d)

Victor & Elizabeth

26.

Frankenstein is the name of the monster.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

In terms of genre, Frankenstein can be classified as:

a)

a Gothic novel

b)

a Romantic novel

c)

A Horror novel

d)

All of the above

28.

Of the following, which characteristic best applies to Victor?

a)

Victor loves to read poetry.

b)

Victor loves the arts.

c)

Victor likes to study science.

d)

Victor does not anger easily.

29.

What is the subtitle to Frankenstein?

a)

The Modern Prometheus

b)

Prometheus

c)

The Modern Zeus

d)

No subtitle

30.

Which Greek titan did Shelley use as inspiration for her novel?

a)

Thea

b)

Hyperion

c)

Prometheus

d)

Atlas

31.

What do the sailors see in the distance?

a)

A man

b)

A man with a gigantic stature

c)

A man with a tiny stature

d)

No one

32.

What does the stranger ask Victor upon getting on board Walton's ship?

a)

"Yes"

b)

"And did the man whom you pursued travel in the same fashion?"

c)

"Here is our captain, and he will not allow you to perish on the open sea"

d)

"will you have the kindness to inform me whither you are bound?"

33.

True or False: Alphonse marries Caroline.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

True or False: Victor's childhood can be described as wonderful and loving.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

True or False: Elizabeth was homeless until Caroline adopted her.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

True or False: Henry is not Victor's friend.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

True or False: Victor and Henry share similar interests.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

"My temper was sometimes violent, and my passions vehement" (Ch. 2) describes

a)

Alphonse

b)

Victor

c)

Henry

d)

Walton

39.

Who is the author that Victor is interested in?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Percy Shelley

c)

Cornelius Agrippa

d)

None of the above

40.

When Victor was 15, what significant event proved to be a catalyst for his future studies?

a)

The death of his mother

b)

The death of his father

c)

Elizabeth's adoption

d)

Lightning striking a tree

41.

True or False: Victor's mother dies at the end of chapter 3.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

True or False: Victor likes M. Waldman because of their shared interest in Cornelius Agrippa.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

After studying with Waldman, Victor becomes specifically interested in:

a)

natural philosophy

b)

chemistry

c)

anatomy

d)

all of the above

44.

"After days and nights of incredible labour and fatigue, I succeeded in discovering the cause of generation and life; I became myself capable of bestowing animation upon lifeless matter" (ch 4). What did he discover?

a)

How to study for long periods of time

b)

The meaning of life

c)

How to create life

d)

Nothing

45.

True or False: Victor believes his "creation" will see him as a creator.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

True or False: Since starting his creation, Victor has continually talked to his family in Geneva.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

In addition to giving life, what else does Victor hope to accomplish?

a)

Give life to the dead

b)

Nothing

c)

Create life from nothing

d)

Sell his discovery

48.

True or False: Victor tells Walton his "discovery".

a)

True

b)

False

49.

True or False: Late work is accepted for half credit.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Mr. Anderson does not have tutoring on

a)

Monday

b)

Tuesday

c)

Thursday

d)

Friday