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english gothic quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the word isolation?

a)

in a crowd

b)

left alone

c)

packaging that keeps something cold

2.
In Gothic novels, the conflict is often....
a)
person vs. technology
b)
person vs. society
c)
person vs. supernatural
3.
What is almost always true about the setting of novels in Gothic Literature?
a)
Takes place in the wild west
b)
Revolves around a castle or mansion
c)
Full of joy and happiness
d)
Straight forward with no hidden messages
4.

Examples of pathetic fallacy include all of the following except...

a)

Wind howling

b)

Violent thunder storm

c)

Raining outside

d)

Woman crying

5.

Which of the following is not a typically Gothic setting?

a)

Church

b)

Castle

c)

Wild remote place

d)

Shopping centre

6.

Fill in the blank: The author uses _______ to suggest what may happen next in the story.

a)

Forward showing

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Similes

d)

Cats

7.

This is when the questioner knows the answer already, or an answer is not actually demanded

a)

rhetorical question

b)

dialogue question

c)

rhyming question

8.

a feeling that something bad will happen

a)

foreshadow

b)

foreboding

c)

something that was before

9.

One of the elements of Gothic literature is ___________ settings like decaying castles, haunted houses, and trapdoors or cellars.

a)

supernatural

b)

gloomy

c)

isolation

d)

fear

10.
Which of these is not a convention of the gothic?
a)
Fear of the unknown
b)
Romantic hero
c)
The uncanny
d)
The supernatural
11.
Frankenstein is the name of which character in the novel?
a)
The creature
b)
The protagonist
c)
The protagonist's wife
d)
The random shepherd guy
12.
Who typically plays the critical (lead) role in Gothic novels?
a)
Men
b)
Women
c)
Children
d)
Supernatural "Characters" 
13.
Would this be a suitable setting for a Gothic Novel?
a)
Yes
b)
No
14.
Which is NOT an element of typical Gothic Literature? 
a)
Dark, sinister settings
b)
encounter with the supernatural
c)
positive, lighthearted characters
15.

Gothic literature started in...

a)

the late 18th century

b)

the late 19th century

c)

the late 20th century

16.

What are some of the characteristics of Gothic literature? Tick all the correct answers.

a)

horror and terror

b)

excess and irrational response

c)

violence and mystery

d)

warning of the dangers of transgression

17.

Tick the usual settings of the 18th century Gothic literature

a)

old castles

b)

abbeys

c)

dark tunnels

d)

the city

18.

20th century Gothic literature has the same characteristics as those of the 19th century.

a)

right

b)

wrong

19.
an object or idea is given human traits or qualities
a)
Foreshadowing
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Verb
20.
Alliteration
a)
two or more words beginning with the same letter or sound
b)
two things compared through linking words like ' such as ' or 'like'.
c)
often used to create pace , tension. ' The door slammed shut.' I was alone. Shadows fell.
21.
Hyperbole is :
a)
When something is  truly horrific   happens
b)
When the writer uses imprisonment and disempowerment as a Gothic theme
c)
When language is  overtly exaggerated  for dramatic effect
22.

whats the structure of a pearl paragraph

a)

point, evidence, analyse, readers response,learn

b)

point, evidence, analyse, readers response,links

c)

point, explain, analyse, readers response,link

d)

point,evidence,analyses,read,learn