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Gothic Literature

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

'An implication or feeling that something bad will happen later in the story' - Which Gothic feature is this the definition for?

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Tension

c)

Foreboding

d)

Fear

2.

What is Frankenstein?

a)

A monster created by a crazy scientist

b)

An undead zombie

c)

A supernatural being

d)

A man

3.

What technique is this an example of? 'The trees watched over the boy as he walked through the dark forest.'

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

4.

'An event or creature that seems to come from something beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature' - Which Gothic feature is this the definition for?

a)

The Supernatural

b)

The Uncanny

c)

Foreboding

d)

Haunting

5.

Which of the texts you have studied so far at Sandringham could be considered Gothic? (select all that apply)

a)

Animal Farm

b)

Coraline

c)

Romeo & Juliet

d)

A Christmas Carol

e)

The Monkey's Paw

6.

Which one of these is an example of a simile?

a)

The sparkling stars shone down on the girl.

b)

The sparkling stars shone down on the girl; diamonds in the night-sky.

c)

The sparking stars shone down on the girl like diamonds in the night-sky.

d)

The sparkling stars looked down on the girl.

7.

Who is one of the most famous Vampires in Gothic literature?

a)

Count Dracula

b)

Van Helsing

c)

Bram Stoker

d)

Count von Count

8.

'When the weather is used to symbolise or represent emotion' - Which technique is this the definition for?

a)

Personification

b)

Pathetic fallacy

c)

Juxtaposition

d)

Metaphor

9.

Which of these is a metaphor?

a)

The creature was like ice; everything around him became frozen in its spot.

b)

The creature was ice; everything around him became frozen in its spot.

c)

The creature made all those around him cold.

d)

The creature was like ice; even the shelves shivered in his presence.

10.

Why do you think people enjoy Gothic literature?

4 lines
11.

What would we NOT expect to find in a Gothic setting?

a)

Graveyard

b)

Old house

c)

Busy crowds

d)

Forest

12.

What was your favourite piece of Gothic literature you read this half-term and why?

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13.

In the story 'The Tell-Tale Heart', what body part of the victim did the murderer become fixated on?

a)

Ear

b)

Eye

c)

Nose

d)

Heart

14.

Who wrote Frankenstein?

a)

Neil Gaiman

b)

Mary Shelley

c)

Edgar Allan Poe

d)

George Orwell

15.

'The building of emotion before something happens.' - Which Gothic feature is this the definition for?

a)

Tension

b)

Foreboding

c)

Anxiety

d)

The Uncanny