WorksheetsFrankenstein Chapters 1-5
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Who is the author of Frankenstein ?
Mary Shelly
Mary O'Donnell
Mary Weiss
Mary Jones
Approximately how old was the author when she wrote Frankenstein?
19, 20
45, 46
7, 8
32, 33
Where and at what time of year did the author write Frankenstein?
During a cold winter's day in a mountain resort
On a warm, sunny day on the beaches of Elba, Italy with Elizabeth Browning and Charlotte Brontë
On a cold and rainy summer vacation in Geneva, Switzerland with soon-to-be husband, Percy Shelley and famous Romantic Poet, Lord Byron.
On a pleasant November afternoon at her father's home.
Who suggested the idea of writing ghost stories while on vacation with the author?
Charlotte Brontë, English Novelist
Oscar Wilde, Irish Poet and Playwright
Victor Hugo, French Novelist
Lord Byron, famous Romantic Poet
What is the book Frankenstein's subtitle ?
Frankenstein: An Angry Event
Frankenstein: Caught in an Obsession
Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus
Frankenstein: Playing God
Who is the explorer who rescues Victor at the beginning of the novel?
Robert Walton
Alfred Lloyd Tennison
Henry Clerval
James Madison
Where does the story begin?
At home in Geneva, Switzerland
Talking to Elizabeth about marriage
With Henry at the university
On Robert Walton's ship in the Arctic
Who does Walton write to?
His mother, Anne Hathaway
His sister, Margaret Saville
His brother, Frank Walton
His friend, Alfred James
What is Robert Walton obsessed with?
Reaching and studying the North Pole
Finding the creature
Getting out of the ice jam and returning home
Learning more about Frankenstein
Where do Victor Frankenstein and his family live?
Rome, Italy
Würzburg, Germany
Geneva, Switzerland
Marseille, France
How does Victor Frankenstein's mother die?
Tuberculosis
Heart Disease
The Plague
Scarlet Fever
Who is Victor Frankenstein's close childhood friend?
Henry Higgins
Byron Andrews
Henry Clerval
Robert Walton
Who is Victor Frankenstein's cousin and sister by adoption?
Elizabeth Taylor
Mary Stewart
Elizabeth Lavenza
Helena Roberts
Where does Victor Frankenstein go to college?
Pantheon-Sorbonne University in France
The University of Zurich, Switzerland
The University of Ingolstadt in Germany
University of Gdańsk in Poland
Why doesn't Henry attend college with Victor?
He comes down with scarlet fever
His father wants him to work as a merchant in the family business
His mother begs him to stay home and help the family
He decides to get married to Elizabeth
As Victor rises to the top of his field at the university, what becomes his new/revised obsession?
To find the answers to the mystery of space
To research and discover vaccines for scarlet fever
To become the best physician in Switzerland
To discover the secret of life and create a new and noble race
Where does Victor Frankenstein collect materials to create his creature/monster?
Hospitals
The university
Cemeteries and morgues
Hobby Lobby
Why does Victor immediately run away from the creature/monster as soon as it is brought to life?
He is horrified by the creature's hideous appearance
He was so delighted that he wanted to tell his professors
He was angry that the creature couldn't talk
He was upset that the neighbors saw what was going on
Who nurses Victor back to health when he falls sick with fever right after creating the monster?
Henry Clerval
Elizabeth Lavenza
Mary Shelly
The creature/monster
When Victor Frankenstein and Henry Clerval entered Victor's room, where was the creature?
He had fallen asleep on the floor
He had disappeared.
He was climbing on the furniture
He had gone to the neighbor's house to get food.
After creating the "monster", Victor associates its ugliness with:
Good
Evil
Uncertainty
Innocence
