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Frankenstein 1-9

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did Mary Shelley write the novel in the first place?
a)
She had a contract from her publisher
b)
She wanted to win a bet
c)
Her husband told her she should
d)
She wanted to write the first science fiction novel
2.
Perhaps oddly, the best physical features (or "luxuriances") of the creature upon its awakening are its:
a)
Striking blue eyes
b)
Flowing black hair and pearly white teeth
c)
Long, lean, muscular arms and legs
d)
Manicured hands
3.
What does Henry provide Victor during his stay at Ingolstadt?
a)
Nurturing and care, and also a letter from home
b)
Money, sent from Victor's father
c)
Poetry, in an effort to convince him to study something other than science
d)
Harsh criticism of the experiments Victor has been conducting
4.
What two major events happened to Frankenstein when he was seventeen?
a)
His brother died and he decided to quit school.
b)
His father died and he decided to visit the Arctic.
c)
His mother died and he went to the university at Ingolstadt to study.
d)
His mother died and he gave up on his own life.
5.
What happened to Frankenstein the day after he completed his creation?
a)
He decided to continue with his research.
b)
He became disillusioned with life for the rest of his days.
c)
He became adamant about bringing other things to life.
d)
He became ill with a fever and delirium for several months.
6.

Who was accused of committing the murder of William?

a)

Jean-Claude, one of the servants, was accused of committing the murder.

b)

Justine, who lived with the family, was accused of committing the murder.

c)

Frankenstein’s brother was accused of committing the murder.

d)

Frank, one of the boy’s friends, was accused of committing the murder.

7.
Victor Frankenstein's sister, Elizabeth is...
a)
Adopted and subsequently beloved by the Frankenstein family 
b)
Evil, in contrast to her kind brother
c)
A more talented scientist than her brother
d)
In love with Henry Clerval, her brother's best friend
8.
With what specific aspect of science does Victor become obsessed while at school?
a)
Relationship between science and morality
b)
Relationship between science and religion
c)
The ability to bring inanimate (or dead) objects back to life
d)
Genetics
9.
Victor responds to William and Justine's deaths by
a)
planning to hunt down the monster
b)
becoming depressed and wanting to be alone.
c)
telling his family about the monster
d)
taking his family and leaving Switzerland
10.
Why does Victor feel like he is the "true murder" of William and Justine?
a)
He created William and Justine's murderer
b)
By not speaking up about the monster, Victor caused Justine's execution
c)
Both a and b
d)
None of the above
11.
What natural phenomena influenced Frankenstein?
a)
He watched a tree being hit by lightning during a storm. He became interested in the theories of electricity and galvanism.
b)
He watched an apple fall from a tree and became interested in gravity and inertia.
c)
He watched an animal die and became interested in decomposition.
d)
He watched the clouds and became interested in meteorology.
12.

How did Frankenstein feel when his experiment succeeded, and the creature came to life?

a)

He was ecstatic and jubilant.

b)

He was afraid and resigned.

c)

He was excited and happy.

d)

He was horrified and disgusted.

13.
What happened to the accused person of William's murder?
a)
The accused person was found innocent and released.
b)
The accused person was convicted and hanged.
c)
Frankenstein helped the accused person escape from prison and flee the country.  
d)
The accused person committed suicide in prison.
14.

What news did the letter from Frankenstein's father bring?

a)

Ernest had graduated

b)

Henry was getting married

c)

Elizabeth left town

d)

William had been murdered

15.

What did Frankenstein see just outside the gates of Geneva as he was returning home?

a)

He saw Elizabeth with Henry

b)

He saw Justine murder William

c)

He saw the creature in the shadows

d)

He saw his father begging Henry to stay with Frankenstein

16.

What did Frankenstein do at the trial?

a)

He asked that Henry go free because he couldn't have killed anyone.

b)

He asked that Justine go free but never said anything about the creature.

c)

He wanted the courts to hang the murderer

d)

He asked that they go search for the creature and kill him.

17.

Where did Frankenstein go after the trial

a)

Feeling revenge and remorse he fled to the mountains.

b)

He settled down in Geneva with Elizabeth

c)

He wandered around the university obsessed with creating another creature.

d)

He finally decided to tell the truth about the creature.

18.

What does Victor say that his earl intentions in life were?

a)

I had begun with benevolent intentions and didn’t want to contribute anything to my fellow beings.

b)

I had begun with neutral intentions but wanted to contribute to my fellow beings.

c)

I had begun with mischievous intentions and wanted to make myself the lord of my fellow beings.

d)

I had begun with benevolent intentions and wanted to make myself useful to my fellow beings.

19.

Victor's depressed state also begins to effect whom?

a)

The monster

b)

His friend

c)

His father

d)

His wife

20.

What surprised Victor at the end of the Justine's trial?

a)

Justine confessed even when she was truly innocent.

b)

Justine blamed Victor for abandoning the family.

c)

Justine revealed that she had been plotting this murder for a long time as revenge against the Frankenstein family.

d)

The jury declared Justine not guilty in spite of all the evidence against her.

21.

Victor's sister's name is

a)

Elizabeth

b)

Agatha

c)

Justine

d)

None of the above

22.

Where does Victor's family send him to school?

a)

Paris

b)

Notre Dame

c)

Ingolstadt

d)

England

23.

Who takes care of Victor when he becomes ill?

a)

Waldeman

b)

Elizabeth

c)

Clerval

d)

Justine

24.

How does Victor view his creation?

a)

With joy

b)

With fear

c)

With horror

d)

With success

25.

From which professors does Victor study?

a)

Clerval & Beaufort

b)

Krempe & Waldman

c)

Beaufort & Krempe

d)

His father & Clerval

26.

What event in Victor's childhood inspires him to pursue his area of studies?

a)

The death of a loved one.

b)

Skimming a pebble over the top of a brook.

c)

Lightning striking a tree.

d)

Reading romantic poetry.

27.

Where is Walton headed?

a)

To Geneva

b)

To the North Pole

c)

To Ingolstadt

d)

None of the above

28.

Identify the half frozen man found by a ship's Captain at the beginning of the story.

a)

Frankenstein's Monster

b)

Henry Frankenstein

c)

Victor Frankenstein

d)

Robert Walton

29.

Which statement regarding Victor's college life is accurate?

a)

At 17, he went to college with his good friend, Henry Clerval.

b)

He was busy doing scientific research, but kept in touch with his family often by writing letters.

c)

He was interested in the secrets and creation of life, and how to inject life into dead things.

d)

He shared his own laboratory with other scientists even though he was doing confidential work.

30.

With what specific element of science does Victor become obsessed while at university?

a)

The relationship between science and morality.

b)

The ability to bring inanimate objects back to life.

c)

The relationship between science and religion.

d)

Genetics and gene editing.