WorksheetsFrankenstein Ch. 4
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What subjects "became nearly my [Victor's] sole occupation"?
natural philosophy & chemistry
physics & chemistry
sleeping & experimenting
studying & writing
What does Victor mean when he says his work became "so ardent and eager that the stars often disappeared in the light of morning whilst I was yet engaged in my laboratory"?
It means that he liked looking at the stars while he worked.
It means that he worked all through the night until morning.
It means that it was too cloudy to work.
It means that he left his laboratory only at night.
How many years did Victor devote to his work without seeing his family or visiting home (Geneva)?
4
3
2
1
In this chapter, Victor discovers that he is "capable of bestowing animation upon lifeless matter," which means:
He can animate drawings he makes.
He enjoys watching bodies decay.
He cannot bring dead things back to life.
He can bring dead things back to life.
What does the following passage foreshadow?: "But the discovery was so great and overwhelming that all the steps by which I had been progressively led to it were obliterated, and I beheld only the result."
doom; something bad is going to happen
happiness; something good is going to happen
nothing
a new baby
Victor states that acquiring knowledge is "dangerous" and that people who believe their "native town to be the world, than [those] who aspire to become greater than nature will allow," are better off. This is the same things as saying that:
knowledge is awesome
people need to travel more
ignorance is bliss
knowledge is a noble pursuit
Once Victor realizes he has the ability to bring dead things back to life, he begins doing what?
gathering bones and body parts from charnel houses and cemeteries
trying to bring dead plants to life first
tell people of his discovery
write down all of his knowledge
Victor begins isolating himself to pursue his work
true
false
what?
no
As a result of all the work he is doing, and the overwhelming feelings and stress he develops, Victor
gets married
becomes happy as ever
becomes more involved in the university
becomes gravely ill
Does Victor complete his creation in Ch. 4?
yes
I don't know.
I don't remember.
no
