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Dark Romantics

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

tended to use 1st person point of view because he liked to be the madman

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Herman Melville

2.

dedicated his book to his mentor Nathaniel Hawthorne

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Herman Melville

3.

dealt with themes of sin, hypocrisy, and guilt hidden in the human soul

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Herman Melville

4.

focused on adventure stories with a conflict of good vs evil

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Herman Melville

5.

in constant search of a mother figure

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Herman Melville

6.

great-grandson to a Salem witch judge

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Herman Melville

7.

wrote The Scarlet Letter

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Herman Melville

8.

wrote "The Minister's Black Veil"

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Herman Melville

9.

wrote "The City in the Sea"

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Herman Melville

10.

wrote Moby Dick

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Herman Melville

11.

known as the "Master of Symbolism"

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Herman Melville

12.

credited for inventing the detective story

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Herman Melville

13.

The dark romantics were also called…

a)

Bleeding Hearts

b)

Gothic Masters

c)

Brooding Romantics

d)

Bloody Valentines

14.

The gothic tradition was inspired by…

a)

graveyards

b)

architecture of the Middle Ages

c)

the witch trials

d)

Shakespeare

15.

Who is Pearl's father?

a)

Dr. Chillingworth

b)

Rev. Dimmesdale

c)

Governor Billingham

d)

No one knows

16.

What is Hester's sin

a)

Abandonment

b)

Adultery

c)

Archery

d)

Adulteress

17.
One of the main themes in The Scarlet Letter is...
a)
Destiny
b)
Alienation
c)
Mutability
d)
There's a theme?
18.
How does Dimmesdale convince himself he should keep his sin a secret?
a)
He would no longer be able to help his parishoners otherwise.
b)
He would bring shame to his profession as a physician.
c)
He would further embarass Hester.
d)
Pearl would not love him.
19.

What does Chillingworth say about a man with secrets?

a)

He will go to hell.

b)

Only God can help those with secrets

c)

His secrets will make him sick.

d)

The sunlight will never shine on his grave.

20.

What promise does Chillingworth want from Hester?

a)

That she will not have a physical relationship with another person for the rest of her life

b)

That she will reveal the name of her lover and the father of her child within one year

c)

That she will not tell anyone of their prior relationship and that he is her husband

d)

That she will not remain silent and not reveal the name of her lover

21.

Melville embraced the optimism of Transcendentalism.

a)

True

b)

False

22.
What was Captain Ahab obsessed with?
a)
Finding Moby
b)
Killing Moby Dick
c)
Whaling
d)
Getting his leg back from Moby
23.

What is the irony in the Scarlet Letter?

a)

Hester refuses to give up her secret

b)

The isolation imposed on Hester made her stronger

c)

Chillingworth was a kind man

d)

Dimmesdale was crazy

24.

What is the famous first line of Moby Dick?

a)

"Call me a school teacher"

b)

"Call me a whaler"

c)

"Call me Ishmael"

d)

"Call me your hero"

25.

Each of the following is a characteristic of Gothic Literature except...

a)

supernatural element or event

b)

gloomy, dark setting

c)

focus on human virtues

d)

focus on human vices

26.

What type of poem is "The City in the Sea"?

a)

narrative

b)

sonnet

c)

lyric

d)

elegy

27.

Where is it thought the inspiration for "City" came?

a)

Sodom & Gomorrah

b)

Wizard of Oz

c)

Rome

d)

the ocean

28.

What is the cause of the city's corruption?

a)

sex

b)

drugs

c)

murder

d)

greed

29.

What is personified in "City"?

a)

hell

b)

the ocean

c)

the city

d)

death

30.

What was the title of the original version of "City"?

a)

"Death in the Waves"

b)

"Death of a Dream"

c)

"The Doomed City"

d)

"The Cursed City"

31.

What does the line... no rays form the holy heaven come down on the long night-time of that town... suggest?

a)

Everyone is dead

b)

The place is one of evil

c)

It is very dark and gloomy

d)

The city has long been empty

32.

That all seem pendulous in air... is an example of...

a)

personifcation

b)

metaphor

c)

imagery

d)

allusion

33.

On seas less hideously serene - is an example of...

a)

suspense

b)

personificaiton

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

34.

What does the black veil symbolize in "The Minster's Black Veil"?

a)

death

b)

life

c)

gothic element

d)

secret sin

35.

Mr. Hooper most likely says that everyone wears a black veil because he…

a)

believes that everyone is sinful

b)

wishes people could be more honest

c)

think people are beyond redemption

d)

want to encourage suspicion

36.
Why does Mr. Hooper's sudden adoption of a black veil make his congregation uneasy?
a)
They think he means them harm.
b)
It reminds them of his sinfulness.
c)
They think he's had a terrible accident.
d)
They have no explanation.
37.
Who are the only people who call for Mr. Hooper's assistance?
a)
Little children.
b)
The family of a young woman who has died.
c)
People who are facing imminent death.
d)
The family of Hooper's fiance.  
38.
Why does Mr. Hooper choose his symbolic act of looking physically different from others?
a)
To represent him as a prisoner of something shared by all.
b)
To reveal how he is more sinful than other people. 
c)
To protect him from other people's sin.
d)
To highlight his role as an agent of holiness. 
39.
Who begged Mr. Hooper to take of the veil for the sake of his holy office?
a)
His fiancee, Elizabeth
b)
Mr. Clark
c)
Mr. Burger
d)
Children of the church
40.
Who was the last person to talk to Mr.Hooper
a)
Goodman Gray
b)
Elizabeth
c)
Governor Belcher
d)
Reverend Clark
41.
What was the meaning of Mr. Hooper saying "There is a time when we shall all cast aside our veils?"
a)
on judgment day our hidden sins will be revealed 
b)
some people will never judged.
c)
Everyone has to reveal their undercover FBI identitys.
d)
All crimes are eventually passed on.
42.

to guess or come to a conclusion

a)

atone

b)

lurid

c)

avarice

d)

surmise

43.

to make up for a wrong

a)

venerable

b)

lurid

c)

atone

d)

avarice

44.

excessive indulgence in pleasure

a)

lurid

b)

debauchery

c)

ambiguity

d)

atone

45.

unclear

a)

ambiguity

b)

atone

c)

venerable

d)

precarious

46.

old and respected

a)

atone

b)

venerable

c)

ominous

d)

surmise

47.

horrible and gruesome

a)

ambiguity

b)

obstinate

c)

lurid

d)

precarious

48.

greedy; desire to gain wealth

a)

atone

b)

avarice

c)

obstinate

d)

venerable

49.

stubborn

a)

atone

b)

obstinate

c)

ostentatious

d)

quagmire

50.

core, base, instinctual emotion

a)

daunting

b)

venerable

c)

visceral

d)

lurid

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