WorksheetsGothic Americans 1-4
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is a recurring theme in Gothic Literature?
Human nature is prone to excess and obsession
Human emotion is a better guide for behavior than reason
Human nature is essentially noble and good
Human emotion is a result of a person's physical needs
How did most Americans of this er feel about the beliefs and practices of their Puritan ancestors?
sorrowful
outraged
admiring
conflicted
Which feature of life in the early 19th century caused may Americans to feel fearful and anxious about the future?
the shift toward an agricultural economy
threats of invasion by surrounding countries
the French and Indian war and Spanish-American war
aggressive westward expansion
How did Gothic writers differ from Romantic writers during the same period of history?
their literature celebrated America's new identity as a nation
they did not idealize subjects like the natural world and human nature
they wrote poetry not novels and short stories
they wrote about continued westward expansion
What movement became popular in the first half of the 19th century and became organized into a national society?
the labor reform movement
the westward expansion movement
the anti-slavery movement
the industrial the north movement
Why is Edgar Allen Poe considered Gothic writer?
he writes about the certainty of death
he writes about the natural world
he writes about romantic love
he writes about his own personal experiences
What tone is created by the phrases "blood-bedewed halls" and "corpse-like mask?"
a tone of empathy
a tone of horror
a tone of sadness
a reflective tone
What lesson do Prince Prospero and his courtiers learn?
no one can outwit death
the ebony clock is evil
black rooms are bad luck
helping the poor is good
Which of these is a symbol of fleeting time and the certainty of death in "The Masque of the Red Death?"
the red window
the ebony clock
the Prince's dagger
the masque
What kind of word is the hyphenated word: The dreams are stiff-frozen as they stand.
compound verb
compound adverb
compound noun
compound adjective
Which line from The Scarlet Letter provide the bests characterization of Pearl's personality?
If the children gathered about her, as they sometimes did, Pearl would grow positively terrible in her puny wrath, snatching up stones to fling at them.
The infant, during the latter portion of her ordeal, pierced the air with its wailings and screams.
wouldst though avenge thyself on the innocent babe?
The child's attire, on the other hand, was a distinguished by a fanciful, or, we might rather say, a fantastic ingenuity...
Those who had before known her, and had expected to behold her dimmed and obscured by a disastrous cloud, were astonished, and even startled, to perceive how her beauty shone out, and made a halo of the misfortune and ignominy in which she was enveloped.
How does Hawthorne use characterization in this passage to show Hester's strength?
He uses dialogue to describe her
He uses her thoughts and feelings to describe hes
He uses her actions to describe her
He uses her appearance to describe her
What type of conflict does Hester's punishment represent?
individual vs. individual
individual vs. society
individual vs. self
individual vs. supernatural
What Gothic element does The Scarlet Letter contain?
the novel's setting
it's dealings with the supernatural
its focus on dark aspects of human nature
it's focus on death and destructin
There was fire in her and throughout her; she seemed the unpremeditated offshoot of a passionate moment.
What does this description reveal about Pearl as a symbol?
Pearl symbolized the evil associated with the devil
Pearl symbolizes Hester's free spirit
Pearl symbolizes the sin Hester and Dimmesdale committed
Pearl symbolizes Dimmesdale's guilty conscience
