WorksheetsFrankenstein 1-5 Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the author of Frankenstein?
a)
Mary Shelley
b)
Bram Stoker
c)
Stephen King
d)
Edgar Allen Poe
2.
What is the full title of the the book Frankenstein?
a)
Frankenstein: The Origin of Good and Evil
b)
Frankenstein: How Paradise was Lost
c)
Frankenstein: His life and times
d)
Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus
3.
In what year was Frankenstein first published?
a)
1918
b)
1381
c)
1831
d)
1818
4.
The forward & author’s introduction reveal that the novel was written as a result of
a)
a publisher's deadline
b)
the birth of a child
c)
a marital dispute
d)
a writing contest
5.
Which of the following events are in the 1831 edition of the book?
a)
The monster drowns a girl with flowers
b)
A humpback assistant steals a criminal brain
c)
Frankenstein is reanimate with a bolt in his neck
d)
None of the above
6.
Which of the following ideas did Shelley seek to convey in the book?
a)
People are born as blank slates that are shaped by society
b)
Humans tend to judge other people by their character
c)
Some people are born good
d)
Some people are born evil
7.
Which quote from Robert Walton’s first letter most embodies its main point.
a)
“And now, dear Margaret, do I not deserve to accomplish some great purpose?”
b)
“Six years have passed since I resolved on my present undertaking.”
c)
“I shall depart for the latter town in a fortnight or three weeks.”
d)
“This is the most favourable period for travelling in Russia.”
8.
What words are best describe Robert Walton as he is depicted in the letters?
a)
Clownish, Opinionated, Troubled, Forgetful, Crafty
b)
Ambitious, Arrogant, Entitled, Dreamer, Innocent, Lonely
c)
Honest, Loyal, Trustworthy, Intelligent, Skeptical
d)
Bright, Gracious, Sarcastic, Worrier, Unhappy
9.
In Letter Four, Walton meets a man named
a)
Vlad
b)
Victor
c)
Vince
d)
None of the above
10.
How do Elizabeth Lavenza and Victor Frankenstein meet in the revised (1831) version of the text?
a)
They never actually meet.
b)
She is his first cousin.
c)
She is a friend of the family.
d)
She is adopted by his mother.
11.
What does Victor’s mother Caroline hope will happen to Elizabeth and Victor?
a)
They will redeem the family name.
b)
They will travel around the world.
c)
They will fall in love and be married.
d)
They will make a scientific discovery.
12.
What subject influences Victor as a teenager?
a)
Natural philosophy
b)
Religious doctrine
c)
Foreign languages
d)
Romantic poetry
13.
After creating the "monster", Victor associates its ugliness with:
a)
Good
b)
Evil
c)
Uncertainty
d)
Innocence
14.
A reader of Foster's chapter on the Bible should make what connection to Shelley's Frankenstein?
a)
Shelley is a Christ figure
b)
The fall from grace comes quickly after the creation.
c)
The "monster" plays God
d)
Victor is like Adam, the first creation of his kind.
15.
A reader of Foster's chapter on Greek myth should make what connection to Shelley's Frankenstein?
a)
Victor is like Icarus, his ambition will be his downfall
b)
Robert Walton is like Prometheus, the creator of humanity
c)
The "monster" is like Zeus, king of all
d)
none are correct
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