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Frankenstein- Chapters 1-5

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of Frankenstein ?

a)

Mary Shelly

b)

Mary O'Donnell

c)

Mary Weiss

d)

Mary Jones

2.

Approximately how old was the author when she wrote Frankenstein?

a)

19, 20

b)

45, 46

c)

7, 8

d)

32, 33

3.

Where and at what time of year did the author write Frankenstein?

a)

During a cold winter's day in a mountain resort

b)

On a warm, sunny day on the beaches of Elba, Italy with Elizabeth Browning and Charlotte Brontë

c)

On a cold and rainy summer vacation in Geneva, Switzerland with soon-to-be husband, Percy Shelley and famous Romantic Poet, Lord Byron.

d)

On a pleasant November afternoon at her father's home.

4.

Who suggested the idea of writing ghost stories while on vacation with the author?

a)

Charlotte Brontë, English Novelist

b)

Oscar Wilde, Irish Poet and Playwright

c)

Victor Hugo, French Novelist

d)

Lord Byron, famous Romantic Poet

5.

How did the author get the idea for the novel Frankenstein? Provide at least one source of inspiration mentioned in the book's introduction.

a)

German ghost stories

b)

Tragic Events in her Life

c)

New Scientific Experimentation: galvanization, evolution

d)

All of the above

6.

What is the book Frankenstein's subtitle ?

a)

Frankenstein: An Angry Event

b)

Frankenstein: Caught in an Obsession

c)

Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus

d)

Frankenstein: Playing God

7.

Who is the explorer who rescues Victor at the beginning of the novel?

a)

Robert Walton

b)

Alfred Lloyd Tennison

c)

Henry Clerval

d)

James Madison

8.

Where does the story begin?

a)

At home in Geneva, Switzerland

b)

Talking to Elizabeth about marriage

c)

With Henry at the university

d)

On Robert Walton's ship in the Arctic

9.

Who does Walton write to?

a)

His mother, Anne Hathaway

b)

His sister, Margaret Saville

c)

His brother, Frank Walton

d)

His friend, Alfred James

10.

What is Robert Walton obsessed with?

a)

Reaching and studying the North Pole

b)

Finding the creature

c)

Getting out of the ice jam and returning home

d)

Learning more about Frankenstein

11.

Where do Victor Frankenstein and his family live?

a)

Rome, Italy

b)

Würzburg, Germany

c)

Geneva, Switzerland

d)

Marseille, France

12.

How does Victor Frankenstein's mother die?

a)

Tuberculosis

b)

Heart Disease

c)

The Plague

d)

Scarlet Fever

13.

Who is Victor Frankenstein's close childhood friend?

a)

Henry Higgins

b)

Byron Andrews

c)

Henry Clerval

d)

Robert Walton

14.

Who is Victor Frankenstein's cousin and sister by adoption?

a)

Elizabeth Taylor

b)

Mary Stewart

c)

Elizabeth Lavenza

d)

Helena Roberts

15.

What field of study does Victor Frankenstein become fascinated with at around 13 or 14?

a)

Alchemy / Natural Philosophy

b)

Geology

c)

Biology/Anatomy

d)

Theology/Biblical Studies

16.

Where does Victor Frankenstein go to college?

a)

Pantheon-Sorbonne University in France

b)

The University of Zurich, Switzerland

c)

The University of Ingolstadt in Germany

d)

University of Gdańsk in Poland

17.

Why doesn't Henry attend college with Victor?

a)

He comes down with scarlet fever

b)

His father wants him to work as a merchant in the family business

c)

His mother begs him to stay home and help the family

d)

He decides to get married to Elizabeth

18.

As Victor rises to the top of his field at the university, what becomes his new/revised obsession?

a)

To find the answers to the mystery of space

b)

To research and discover vaccines for scarlet fever

c)

To become the best physician in Switzerland

d)

To discover the secret of life and create a new and noble race

19.

Where does Victor Frankenstein collect materials to create his creature/monster?

a)

Hospitals

b)

The university

c)

Cemeteries and morgues

d)

Hobby Lobby

20.

Why does Victor immediately run away from the creature/monster as soon as it is brought to life?

a)

He is horrified by the creature's hideous appearance

b)

He was so delighted that he wanted to tell his professors

c)

He was angry that the creature couldn't talk

d)

He was upset that the neighbors saw what was going on

21.

Who nurses Victor back to health when he falls sick with fever right after creating the monster?

a)

Henry Clerval

b)

Elizabeth Lavenza

c)

Mary Shelly

d)

The creature/monster

22.

Using electrical sparks to animate dead animal tissue

a)

electricity

b)

current and voltage

c)

chemistry

d)

galvanism

23.

Alchemy

a)

An ancient belief that you could create life out of sand

b)

A form of Egyptian religious ceremony

c)

Belief that said you can find substance that would enable them to transform ordinary metals into gold.

d)

A cult from the Medieval time that claimed that death never happens.

24.

When Victor Frankenstein and Henry Clerval entered Victor's room, where was the creature?

a)

He had fallen asleep on the floor

b)

He had disappeared.

c)

He was climbing on the furniture

d)

He had gone to the neighbor's house to get food.