WorksheetsFrankenstein Test Midterm- Test Corrections
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 14mins
How does the creature learn he is hideous?
He realizes it when William calls him a monster
He feels his face with his hands
He sees his reflection in water
Felix calls him a “hideous devil” as he beats him
Which was not a book that the creature reads?
Sorrows of Werter
Paradise Lost
Plutarch’s Lives
The Bible
What does the creature do after the DeLacey family flees?
Burn down the cottage
Attempt to follow them
Attempt to kill himself
Look for a new friend
How does the creature get shot?
An angry mob chases him out of town
A group of hunters mistakes him for a wild animal
A rustic shoots him after the creature saves his daughter
Victor shot at him when he glimpsed him on the cliffs
What does the creature demand from Victor?
That he create him a companion of the same race
That he agrees never to marry Elizabeth
That he vow never to return to Geneva
That he finds him a young child to be his friend
Which is NOT a reason that Victor abandoned his female creature?
He fears they would reproduce
He finds it more difficult than creating a man
He feels it is a crime against mankind
He worries she will not agree to their bargain
What does the creature say in response to Victor giving up his creation process?
“You shall rue the day you made me.”
“Treasure Elizabeth while she lives.”
“I shall be with you on your wedding night.”
“The cries of all you love will ring in your ears.”
Who is the first victim after Frankenstein abandons work on the female creature?
William
Elizabeth
Clerval
Victor's father
Which is not an example of foreshadowing Elizabeth’s death?
The creature warns he will be with him on his wedding night
There is a violent storm before the murder
Victor says the creature hastened to a dearer victim
Elizabeth says she fears she will not live past her wedding day
What does the creature say he will do now that Victor is dead?
Return to civilization to continue torturing mankind
Join Walton’s crew
Burn himself in a funeral pyre
Watch over the life and well-being of his brother, Ernest
Which quote was spoken by Victor about Justine during her trial and what is its significance? (Must pick two answers)
“The tortures of the accused did not equal mine; she was sustained by innocence, but the fangs of remorse tore my bosom, and would not forego their hold.”
“Was I, then, a monster, a blot upon the earth, from which all men fled and whom all men disowned?”
He realizes that he was making the female creature out of self-preservation, but that it was selfish. He created the monster, and he must live with the consequences. Unlike the incident with Justine, he unselfishly takes responsibility.
“I had resolved in my own mind that to create another like the fiend I had first made would be an act of the basest and most atrocious selfishness.”
He claims that Justine is upheld by her innocence, but Victor is more tortured because he knows the guilty party but cannot prove it. This is a selfish action, as he does nothing to save her.
Which quote was spoken by the Creature and what is its significance? (Must pick two answers)
“The tortures of the accused did not equal mine; she was sustained by innocence, but the fangs of remorse tore my bosom, and would not forego their hold.”
“Was I, then, a monster, a blot upon the earth, from which all men fled and whom all men disowned?”
The creature realizes his own deformities and wonders why no one will tolerate him. He questions what he could have done to deserve such treatment.
“I had resolved in my own mind that to create another like the fiend I had first made would be an act of the basest and most atrocious selfishness.”
He realizes that he was making the female creature out of self-preservation, but that it was selfish. He created the monster, and he must live with the consequences. Unlike the incident with Justine, he unselfishly takes responsibility.
Which quote was spoken by Victor and what is its significance? (Must pick two answers)
“What may not be expected in a country of eternal light?”
“Was I, then, a monster, a blot upon the earth, from which all men fled and whom all men disowned?”
“But I am a blasted tree; the bolt has entered my soul; and I felt then that I should survive to exhibit what I shall soon cease to be--a miserable spectacle of wrecked humanity, pitiable to others and intolerable to myself.”
He realizes that he was making the female creature out of self-preservation, but that it was selfish. He created the monster, and he must live with the consequences. Unlike the incident with Justine, he unselfishly takes responsibility.
He compares himself to the tree destroyed by lightning from his youth. Like the tree, ambition and knowledge has destroyed his life and all hope of happiness.
Which quote was spoken by Victor and what is its significance? (Must pick two answers)
“I had resolved in my own mind that to create another like the fiend I had first made would be an act of the basest and most atrocious selfishness.”
“Was I, then, a monster, a blot upon the earth, from which all men fled and whom all men disowned?”
“What may not be expected in a country of eternal light?”
He realizes that he was making the female creature out of self-preservation, but that it was selfish. He created the monster, and he must live with the consequences. Unlike the incident with Justine, he unselfishly takes responsibility.
He compares himself to the tree destroyed by lightning from his youth. Like the tree, ambition and knowledge has destroyed his life and all hope of happiness.
Which quote was spoken by Victor to Walton at the end of his narrative and what is its significance? (Must pick two answers)
“I had resolved in my own mind that to create another like the fiend I had first made would be an act of the basest and most atrocious selfishness.”
“Was I, then, a monster, a blot upon the earth, from which all men fled and whom all men disowned?”
“Seek happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition, even if it be only the apparently innocent one of distinguishing yourself in science and discoveries.”
He realizes that he was making the female creature out of self-preservation, but that it was selfish. He created the monster, and he must live with the consequences. Unlike the incident with Justine, he unselfishly takes responsibility.
Victor provides the moral to his story, which is to avoid ambition and self-improvement. It is the complete opposite of Romanticism.
Which quote was spoken by the creature to Walton after Victor's death and what is its significance? (Must pick two answers)
“I, the miserable and abandoned, am an abortion, to be spurned at, and kicked, and trampled on.”
“But I am a blasted tree; the bolt has entered my soul; and I felt then that I should survive to exhibit what I shall soon cease to be--a miserable spectacle of wrecked humanity, pitiable to others and intolerable to myself.”
“Was I, then, a monster, a blot upon the earth, from which all men fled and whom all men disowned?”
The creature compares himself to an abortion, since Victor wanted to kill him so badly. He has no reason to live anymore, and feels like everyone wants to destroy him. His life was never meant to be.
The creature realizes his own deformities and wonders why no one will tolerate him. He questions what he could have done to deserve such treatment.
Select the examples from the novel that demonstrate the novel's use of light as a symbol for knowledge. (Select multiple answers)
Walton describes the land of the North Pole as a “country of eternal light” and marvels at the opportunities for knowledge and exploration in that area.
The creature is like Adam in that he was created one of a kind and knows the loneliness that Adam must have experienced before the creation of Eve.
When the creature first comes into being he describes his experiences of seeing light, both sunlight and moonlight.
The creature’s first experience with fire (associated with light) first warms him, then burns him, teaching him that getting too close to light, or knowledge, can be dangerous.
Frankenstein’s describes himself on his search for reanimation of life as being lost in the dark and searching for light. “I was like the Arabian who had been buried with the dead, and found a passage to life, aided only by one glimmering, and seemingly ineffectual, light.”
“I was benevolent and good, misery made me a fiend. Make me happy, and I shall again be virtuous.” What is noteworthy about this? (Select all that apply)
This quote shows the creature’s flawed understanding of ethics. He believes that happiness causes goodness.
This quote explains that the creature is like Satan in that he was created to be beloved by his creator in his image, but fell from his grace as Satan did.
This quote explains that while he was happy he did good deeds, but because he has become unhappy he acts evil, then demands a creature to make him happy, so he will once again be good.
This quote explains that the creature is like Adam in that he was created one of a kind and knows the loneliness that Adam must have experienced before the creation of Eve.
How is the creature both like Adam and Satan from Paradise Lost?(Select all that apply)
The creature is like Satan because of creature’s flawed understanding of ethics. He believes that happiness causes goodness.
The creature is like Satan in that he was created to be beloved by his creator in his image, but fell from his grace as Satan did.
The creature is like Adam because he was happy he did good deeds, but because he has become unhappy he acts evil, then demands a creature to make him happy, so he will once again be good.
The creature is like Adam in that he was created one of a kind and knows the loneliness that Adam must have experienced before the creation of Eve.
