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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Exam Review

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The author of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is

a)

Robert Frost

b)

Robert Louis Stevenson

c)

Robert Hawthorne

d)

Robert Poe

2.

What genre is the novel?

a)

Gothic

b)

Romantic

c)

Mystery

d)

Fantasy

3.

The author's idea for the novel originated from

a)

a fight with a friend

b)

a newspaper article he read

c)

a science experiment

d)

a dream he had

4.

What was the era in which the novel was written?

a)

Elizabethan

b)

Medieval

c)

Victorian

d)

Greek

5.

What is Utterson’s profession?

a)

Lawyer

b)

Doctor

c)

Priest

d)

Detective

6.

2. With whom does Utterson take a weekly walk?

a)

Jekyll

b)

Lanyon

c)

Enfield

d)

Poole

7.

5. Why has Lanyon and Jekyll’s friendship cooled?

a)

They had a dispute over Jekyll’s scientific inquiries

b)

They both fell in love with the same woman

c)

Lanyon found Jekyll’s run-down laboratory unsettling

d)

Jekyll stole Lanyon’s research

8.

How do the characters in the novel describe Hyde?

a)

They cannot describe him; they are struck by lightning when they utter his name

b)

They say he is ugly and deformed but cannot say exactly why

c)

They say he looks oddly similar to Jekyll—like a warped version of him

d)

They say he has an ugly scar across his face

9.

What does a servant girl witness from a window?

a)

Hyde murdering Sir Danvers Carew

b)

Jekyll and Hyde meeting in secret

c)

Jekyll transforming into Hyde

d)

Hyde trampling a little child

10.

What happens to Hyde after the Carew murder?

a)

His body is found in the river

b)

He flees the country

c)

He kills Jekyll

d)

He disappears

11.

What does Mr. Guest tell Utterson about the handwriting on the letter from Hyde?

a)

It has been forged

b)

It belongs to Jekyll

c)

It is a woman’s handwriting

d)

It belongs to a left-handed person

12.

Where do Enfield and Utterson see Jekyll one day during his seclusion?

a)

At Lanyon’s funeral

b)

At the window of his laboratory

c)

In Hyde’s apartment

d)

On a foggy street

13.

What does Utterson NOT find at Jekyll's house

a)

A thick envelope

b)

A scientific potion

c)

A short note

d)

A new will

14.

Why do the servants think that the man in the laboratory is not Jekyll?

a)

His voice is different from Jekyll’s

b)

Jekyll is out of the country

c)

Jekyll is dead

d)

Jekyll never goes in the laboratory

15.

What horrifying event does Lanyon write about having witnessed

a)

?The death of Danvers Carew

b)

Hyde transforming into Jekyll

c)

Jekyll transforming into Hyde

d)

Utterson killing himself

16.

The story takes place in Dublin, Ireland

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

Mr. Utterson is the protagonist of the story

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

In the first will, Hyde is specified as heir to Jekyll’s fortune

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

No one is able to give a detailed description of Hyde.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

What did Enfield witness near the odd door one night?

a)

a. He saw Hyde breaking into Dr. Jekyll’s house.

b)

b. He saw Hyde trample over a little girl.

c)

c. He saw Hyde beat a man with a can.

d)

d. He saw Hyde still something from a shop window.

21.

What weapon is used in the death of Sir Carew Danvers?

a)

a. An axe

b)

b. A fire poker

c)

c. A walking stick

d)

d. A revolver

22.

Which is NOT a symbol used by the writer?

a)

a walking stick

b)

a house

c)

a door

d)

a church

23.

Which theme did we not observe in this story?

a)

Good vs. Evil

b)

Struggle for Free will

c)

Fear of Scientific discovery

d)

Emergence of strong female

24.

Which is not an example of modern day Jekyll and Hyde?

a)

Bugs Bunny

b)

The Hulk

c)

Frankenstein

25.

Who does Utterson find in the laboratory after breaking down the door?

a)

a. Dr. Jekyll, lying dead.

b)

b. Mr. Hyde, lying dead.

c)

c. A footman holding an axe

d)

d. No one, the room is empty

26.

Who is named the benefactor in Dr. Jekyll’s final will?

a)

a. Dr. Lanyon

b)

b. Mr. Utterson

c)

c. Poole

d)

d. Mr. Hyde

27.

Which of the themes is Stevenson not highlighting in this story?

a)

Duality of Mankind

b)

Supernatural

c)

Religion

d)

Women in distress

28.

How does Mr. Hyde die?


a)

Heart attack.

b)

Suicide.

c)

Murder.

d)

Poison.

29.

Why was Dr. Jekyll unable to transform into his true form at the end of the novel?


a)

Dr. Jekyll preferred being Mr. Hyde.

b)

Mr. Hyde was too strong and refused to leave.

c)

He could not find the ingredients he needed for his elixir.

d)

Mr. Hyde did not know how to make the elixir.

30.

How does Dr. Lanyon die?

a)

From a shock.

b)

From poisoning.

c)

He was murdered.

d)

He was in an accident.

31.

What reason does Dr. Jekyll give Mr. Utterson for beginning the experiments that led to the manifestation of Mr. Hyde?

a)

His desire to be shorter.

b)

His relationship with his mother.

c)

His desire to find a way to become younger.

d)

His interest in the duality of man.

32.

Darkness represents sin, evil and danger

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

33.

The breaking down of the door represents that secrets will no longer be kept hidden.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

34.

Dr. Jekyll kept transforming into Mr. Hyde because it became easier and easier to control him as time went on.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

35.

The stranger reminds the man of whom?

a)

(a) His father

b)

(b) Satan

c)

(c) The constable

d)

(d) Santa Claus

36.

When Mr. Utterson first hears of Mr. Hyde, what does he suspect?


a)

Jekyll and Hyde are the same person

b)

Jekyll is being blackmailed

c)

Jekyll and Hyde are brothers

d)

Hyde has killed Jekyll

37.

Why is Jekyll's will particularly unusual?


a)

It mentions Jekyll's possible disappearance

b)

It never mentions Hyde

c)

It suggests Jekyll may live forever

d)

It is not in Jekyll's handwriting

38.

Which of these characters DOES NOT die in the book?

a)

Dr. Jekyll

b)

Mr. Enfield

c)

Sir Danvers Carew

d)

Dr. Lanyon

39.

The two oldest friends Dr. Jekyll has are:



a)

Mr. Utterson and Dr. Lanyon

b)

Mr. Enfield and Mr. Guest

c)

Mr. Enfield and Sir Danvers Carew

d)

Mr. Utterson and Mr. Guest

40.

Why did the experiment ultimately fail?


a)

Jekyll grew to like Hyde too much

b)

Utterson figured out what was going on

c)

Jekyll was locked out of his laboratory

d)

The transforming solution could not be reproduced

41.

What is different about other adaptations of the story.

a)

usually the change becomes bigger

b)

usually the change becomes green

c)

Usually the change seems painful

d)

all of these

42.

Which of these is NOT a gothic text?



a)

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

b)

The Fall of the House of Usher

c)

The Cask of Amontillado

d)

Antigone

43.

Gothic texts rarely have


a)

Heroic male characters turned villain

b)

Female victim characters

c)

Cursed families

d)

Heroic female characters

44.

A modern gothic text would be


a)

Twilight

b)

Scooby Doo

c)

Harry Potter

d)

All of these

45.

Gothic literature is said to reveal the fears and hatred that exists within society


a)

True

b)

False

46.

Who is credited with writing the first Gothic Novel?

a)

Horace Walpole

b)

Henry Winkler

c)

Horace Stevenson

d)

Edgar Allan Poe

47.

What was the name of the first gothic novel?

a)

Franksenstein

b)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

c)

The Castle of Otranto

d)

Scooby Doo

48.

The vocabulary used in gothic novels is designed to create what sort of atmosphere?

a)

Exciting and Hopeful

b)

Dark and Fearful

c)

Light and Happy

d)

Funny and Amusing

49.

In "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe, the behavior of the narrator at the beginning of the story indicates


a)

A. being held prisoner

b)

B. worried about what might happen in the house

c)

C. in control of both Roderick's and Madeline's minds

d)

D. an avid reader of Gothic poetry

50.

In "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe, the narrator's first impression of the House of Usher is of a building that

a)

A. promises the exciting adventure he longs for

b)

B. somehow stands in spite of obvious decay

c)

C. brings back bitter memories of his youth

d)

D. reminds him of pleasant times at school

51.

Which of the following is not a gothic setting?


a)

Castle;Bleak environment far from civilization Hidden

b)

passages or trap door

c)

Busy city apartment

d)

Stormy weather

52.

Which of the following is not a gothic setting?


a)

Castle;Bleak environment far from civilization Hidden

b)

passages or trap door

c)

Busy city apartment

d)

Stormy weather

53.

Which sentences establish a gothic setting?

a)

The cozy cabin contained quilted bunk beds and a game table for checkers.

b)

The desks were arranged in orderly rows, and soothing music filled the room.

c)

The cracked plaster walls displayed dusty portraits draped in cobwebs.

d)

The sunset over the lake was relaxing and soothing.

54.

In "The Fall of the House of Usher," where does Roderick put Madeline's body?

a)

Under the house

b)

In a graveyard

c)

In the garden

d)

In the sea

55.

According to Dr Jekyll’s will, when will Mr Hyde get his money?

a)

Why Jekyll dies

b)

When Jekyll disappears

c)

both blue and green

d)

none of these

56.

Why did Dr Jekyll believe that human beings can never be happy?

a)

Because they have both good and bad qualities

b)

Because they want too many possessions

c)

Because they are greedy

d)

Because they are lonely

57.

Why did Mr Hyde begin to fear Dr Jekyll?

a)

He stopped giving him money

b)

He kicked him out of his house

c)

He stopped taking the chemical

d)

He was going to tell the police what he did

58.

Why was Jekyll afraid of hyde

a)

all of these

b)

He was killing people

c)

He enjoyed being hyde too much

d)

He was truelly evil

59.

Complete Enfield’s comparison: “It wasn't like a man; it was like some ______ ________”?

a)

a. damned Juggernaut.

b)

b. evil fiend.

c)

c. awful ape.

d)

d. malevolent monkey.

60.

What does Mr. Utterson take from his safe to read at the start of this chapter which has been troubling him for some time? 4

a)

a. Dr. Jekyll’s will which names Hyde as his inheritor.

b)

b. A volume of some dry divinity.

c)

c. Newspaper reports about Mr. Hyde.

d)

d. A letter from Dr. Jekyll which is only to be opened on his decease.

61.

Jekyll abstains from being Hyde for two months. How does he describe Hyde when he gave in?

a)

a. My devil had been long caged, he came out roaring.

b)

b. My fiend had been long trapped, he rushed out screaming.

c)

c. My friend had been sleeping, now he woke.

d)

d. The prince had been plotting, now he took the throne.

62.

Around two months before the murder of Carew, what unsettling thing happens regarding the transformations?

a)

a. Hyde is unable to return to being Jekyll no matter how many drugs he takes.

b)

b. Jekyll wakes up as Hyde without having taken the drug.

c)

c. Jekyll finds it impossible to turn into Hyde no matter how many drugs he takes.

d)

d. Hyde wakes up as Jekyll without having taken the drug.

63.

What is the theory that Jekyll proposes for why Hyde was smaller?

a)

a. Because he was more evil.

b)

b. Because that side to Jekyll had been repressed.

c)

c. Because it would be impossible for him to have grown larger, but smaller would allow certain aspects of his body to condense.

d)

d. Because Hyde was fundamentally weaker than Jekyll.

64.

How does he feel when he turns into Hyde for the first time?

a)

a. Disgusted with himself.

b)

b. Angry and enraged.

c)

c. Younger and lighter.

d)

d. Weaker and faint.

65.

What was the conflict that Jekyll had whilst growing up?

a)

a. He wanted to have fun but also be respectable.

b)

b. He wanted to be frivolous but his family would not let him.

c)

c. He wanted to be widely respected as a scientist but he was not bright enough.

d)

d. He wanted to shut himself away but everyone wanted him to be sociable.

66.

Doors have symbolic significance in the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Which is a simile used in the story?

a)

“I can bear it no more,” he repeated.

b)

“What ails you?” he added; “is the doctor ill?”

c)

Two base passions raged within him like a tempest.

d)

he tossed to and fro, until the small hours of the

morning began to grow large.

68.

Which is a metaphor used in the story?

a)

"like some damned Juggernaut"

b)

"I am ashamed of my long tongue"

c)

"trampled calmly over the child's body."

d)

"Poor Henry Jekyll . . . my mind misgives me he is in deep waters!"

69.

Which is an example of personification in the story?

a)

"the cab crawled" among the streets in the dark and dank fog,

b)

"as empty as a church,"

c)

"trampled calmly over the child's body.

d)

my mind misgives me he is in deep waters!"

70.

Which is an example of foreshadowing from the story.

a)

the town’s life was still rolling in through the great arteries with a sound as of a mighty wind.”

b)

“The fog still slept on the wing above the drowned city,

c)

“Some day, Utterson after I am dead you may perhaps come to learn the right and wrong of this. I cannot tell you.”

d)

the lamps glimmered like carbuncles’

71.

Who says...“He is not easy to describe. There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable. I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why.

a)

Enfield

b)

Utterson

c)

Lanyon

d)

Guest

72.

Who says.... I had sprung to my feet and leaped back against the wall, my arm raised to shield me from that prodigy, my mind submerged in terror.

“O God!” I screamed, and “O God!” again and again; for there before my eyes—pale and shaken, and half fainting, and groping before him with his hands, like a man restored from death—there stood Henry Jekyll!

a)

Enfield

b)

Utterson

c)

Lanyon

d)

Guest

73.

Who Says...It was on the moral side, and in my own person, that I learned to recognise the thorough and primitive duality of man; I saw that, of the two natures that contended in the field of my consciousness, even if I could rightly be said to be either, it was only because I was radically both;

a)

Enfield

b)

Jekyll

c)

Utterson

d)

Lanyon

74.

Who says...I began to be aware of a change in the temper of my thoughts, a greater boldness, a contempt of danger, a solution of the bonds of obligation. I looked down; my clothes hung formlessly on my shrunken limbs; the hand that lay on my knee was corded and hairy

a)

Jekyll

b)

Lanyon

c)

Enfield

d)

Hyde

75.

Who says...“O my poor old Henry Jekyll, if ever I read Satan's signature upon a face, it is on that of your new friend.”

a)

Jekyll

b)

Hyde

c)

Utterson

d)

Lanyon

76.

who says...“It was for one minute that I saw him, but the hair stood upon my head like quills. Sir, if that was my master, why had he a mask upon his face?”

a)

poole

b)

guest

c)

lanyon

d)

utterson

77.

What is Marriott's favorite fact about the author?

a)

He was a romantic

b)

He lived in a warm sunny place

c)

He had no children of his own

d)

He died while making Mayonnaise

78.

Who witnessed a murder, fainted, woke up and called the police?

a)

Sir Danvers Carew

b)

The Trampled girl

c)

Poole

d)

The girl in the window

79.

Where did we see doubles in the story?

a)

Jekyll and Hyde

b)

Front and back of the house

c)

two best friends

d)

all of these

80.

Where did we see women in distress?

a)

We did not see any

b)

The trampled girl

c)

The fainting girl

d)

both green and yellow

81.

Where did we see violence?

a)

we did not see any

b)

The trampled Girl

c)

The Murder of Sir Danvers Carew

d)

Both green and yellow

82.

Where did we see a strong female emergence?

a)

We did not see any

b)

Utterson was really a girl

c)

The woman was Jekyll's third personality

d)

Lanyon's wife.

83.

Where did we see pathetic fallacy?

a)

pouring rain at the funeral

b)

Fog covering all of London

c)

tornado when jekyll changes

d)

earthquake at the end.

84.

How is the setting Gothic?

a)

took place in a castle

b)

lanyon moved to a castle

c)

Hyde's home is ugly and dark

d)

The house was falling down around them.

85.

Who is the hero villain in the story

a)

Jekyll

b)

Lanyon

c)

Utterson

d)

The girls

86.

Who dies first in the story?

a)

Sir Danvers Carew

b)

Dr. Lanyon

c)

Dr. Jekyll

d)

Nobody dies

87.

Where did we see supernatural events in the story?

a)

Poole became a ghost

b)

Aliens brought Jekyll the potion

c)

Dr. Lanyon knew magic spells

d)

Jekyll transformed into another person

88.

Who says..."Henry Jekyll became too fanciful for me."

a)

Utterson

b)

Poole

c)

Lanyon

d)

Enfield

89.

Who says..." i took to my heels, collared my gentleman, and brought him back to where there was already quite a group around the screaming child"

a)

Poole

b)

Lanyon

c)

Enfield

d)

Guest

90.

Who says..."The two hands are in many points identical: only differently sloped. They are by the same person"

a)

Utterson

b)

Jekyll

c)

Poole

d)

Guest

91.

Who says...."We have put her in the coffin alive"

a)

Jekyll

b)

Roderick

c)

Robert Frost

d)

Robert Louis Stevenson

92.

Who says...I know not how it was—but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.

a)

Roderick

b)

Madeline

c)

the servant

d)

Roderick's friend/narrator

93.

What are the first words of Jekyll and Hyde?

a)

: 'I f you see them on their Sunday walks, they never say any thing. They don't seem to enjoy themselves.'

b)

Then there was Mr Enfield. Other people could see no reason for Mr Utterson and Mr Richard Enfield to be friends.

c)

Mr John Utterson was a lawyer and he lived in London. He seemed to be a cold man, without feeling

d)

' Have you ever noticed that door before, John?' he asked.

94.

What is the final sentence of the story?

a)

Poole will tell you that he searched London for more chemicals

b)

Here, then, I am putting my pen down and I am ending the life of the unhappy Henry Jekyll.

c)

Six hours after that, the pain and the change returned, and again I had to take the liquid.

d)

I listened to Lanyon's angry words, but I seemed to be in a dream

95.

What is the moral to Robert Louis Stevenson's story

a)

When your friend starts acting out of character, freak out and get to the bottom of it.

b)

associating with someone so disreputable and dangerous is a bad idea.

c)

man's soul is paired with both elements of good and evil

d)

we have free will