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Frankenstein Test Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the first narrator of the novel?

a)

Frankenstein

b)

The Creature

c)

Walton

d)

Omniscient narrator

2.

What type of novel is Frankenstein?

a)

Mystery

b)

Self-help

c)

Gothic literature

d)

Biography

3.

Which example best illustrates the Romantic fascination with ordinary people?

a)

Alphonse’ s political status

b)

Elizabeth’s noble birth

c)

The country life of the cottagers

d)

The rejection of the monster by society

4.

The Romantic belief of nature as a source of inspiration can be found when:

a)

Victor retreats to the valley of Chamonix

b)

The Creature is forced to endure the elements in glacial caves

c)

Victor searches in graveyard for the materials to use for his project

d)

A full moon is shining in the window the night of Elizabeth’s murder

5.

The Romantic fascination with foreign and exotic places is best shown when:

a)

Robert Walton speculates on the wonders he will discover in the Arctic, a land of “ eternal light”

b)

The creature learns of the details of his creation

c)

Victor travels from charnel house to charnel house looking for materials for his experiment

d)

The Creature travels through the woods every evening looking for wood for the cottagers.

e)

All of the above

6.

Mary Shelley's parents were:

a)

Percy and Harriet Shelley

b)

Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin

c)

William Godwin & Mary Clairemont

d)

Victor and Elizabeth Frankenstein

7.

The “ story” of Frankenstein:

a)

was a common legend

b)

came to Mary Shelley in a challenge to tell the scariest story

c)

was first developed by Darwin

d)

came to Mary Shelley as lightning hit a tree

8.

Romanticism is characterized by all of the following except:

a)

passion for human emotion

b)

logic and reason

c)

free thought

d)

comfort found in nature

9.

Frankenstein is a frame story told through all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

letters

b)

the perspective of the creature

c)

the perspective of Elizabeth

d)

the perspective of Victor

10.

How does Frankenstein’s father meet his mother?

a)

They lived in the same village

b)

She was the daughter of a friend

c)

It was arranged

d)

He met her while traveling

11.

How was Frankenstein treated as a child?

a)

He was adored

b)

His father was never home

c)

His parents ignored him

d)

His mother never acknowledged him

12.

Who was Elizabeth?

a)

She was an orphan

b)

She was found living with peasants

c)

She was adopted by the Frankenstein family

d)

She was supposed to marry Victor

e)

All of the above

13.

What type of person is Clerval?

a)

Mean and angry

b)

Ambitious and depressed

c)

Happy and uplifting

d)

Annoying and loud

14.

When Victor says that in his dream he “held the corpse [of his] dead mother [in his] arms ... and saw the grave worms crawling in [Elizabeth’s dress], ” Mary Shelley is illustrating the Romantic interest ...

a)

in a heightened and altered state of consciousness

b)

in unconventional spirituality

c)

and concern with the effects of industry

d)

and fascination with ordinary people

15.

How did Victor's father die?

a)

Of old age

b)

Of a broken heart

c)

At the hands of the Creature

d)

Of a brain hemorrhage

16.

What object got Justine convicted of William's murder?

a)

a shawl

b)

a hair bow

c)

a locket

d)

a piece of cloth

17.

Why did the Creature kill William?

a)

Because he said he was a “Frankenstein”

b)

William called the Creature names

c)

He was being too loud

d)

Because the Creature hated children

18.

What does the Creature demand that Victor do?

a)

Give him money

b)

Forgive him for killing William

c)

Make him a mate

d)

Make him attractive

19.

The DeLaceys provide all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

They provide a way for the Creature to learn language

b)

Show the creature what family is

c)

Create a sense of belonging for the Creature

d)

Show the unwavering courage of women

20.

The monster promises WALTON that he will do what?

a)

Bury Victor

b)

Write a letter about his experiences

c)

Live with his wife in South America

d)

Build a fire and kill himself .

21.

What is the the Creature’s story intended to do for the reader?

a)

Create suspense

b)

Build disgust

c)

Make the reader hate the Creature

d)

Make the reader sympathetic to the Creature

22.

After the death of Victor Frankenstein, Robert Walton:

a)

buries the body at sea

b)

speaks with the Creature

c)

kills the Creature

d)

kills himself

23.

The Creature believes that Victor is a:

a)

Victim

b)

reckless creator

c)

Savior

d)

hero

24.

What is Victor obsessed with after Elizabeth's death?

a)

Finding another woman

b)

Gaining revenge

c)

Protecting his family

d)

Finding a way to re-animate Elizabeth’s corpse

25.

Victor destroys the female Creature by:

a)

Burning the remains

b)

Cutting her up and throwing her in to the sea

c)

Burying her

d)

Strangling her

26.

Which theme is best described in this quote? “The starry sky, the sea, and every sight afforded by these wonderful regions seem still to have the power of elevating the soul from earth. ”

a)

An obsession for power and knowledge can be destructive

b)

Love and companionship is an undeniable need for all creatures

c)

In a male-dominated society, women are treated as passive, insignificant creatures

d)

Nature is sublime and is a source of healing and inspiration

e)

A creator has a duty towards its creation

27.

Which theme is best described in this quote? “I had worked hard for two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. ”

a)

An obsession for power and knowledge can be destructive

b)

Love and companionship is an undeniable need for all creatures

c)

In a male-dominated society, women are treated as passive, insignificant creatures

d)

Nature is sublime and is a source of healing and inspiration

e)

A creator has a duty towards its creation

28.

Which theme is best described in this quote? “I will confide this tale of misery and terror to you the day after our marriage shall take place ... ”

a)

An obsession for power and knowledge can be destructive

b)

Secrecy can lead to isolation and despair

c)

Love and companionship is an undeniable need for all creatures

d)

Nature is sublime and is a source of healing and inspiration

e)

A creator has a duty towards its creation

29.

Which theme is best described in this quote? “Remember that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel ... ”

a)

An obsession for power and knowledge can be destructive

b)

Secrecy can lead to isolation and despair

c)

Love and companionship is an undeniable need for all creatures

d)

Nature is sublime and is a source of healing and inspiration

e)

A creator has a duty towards its creation

30.

Identify the character: Promises to never been seen again by another human, under one condition.

a)

The Creature

b)

Victor Frankenstein

c)

Henry Clerval

d)

Elizabeth

e)

Robert Walton

31.

Identify the character: Accompanies Victor on his travels to England and Scotland.

a)

The Creature

b)

Justine

c)

Henry Clerval

d)

Elizabeth

e)

Robert Walton

32.

Identify the character:Writes letters to his sister of his voyage.

a)

Victor

b)

Henry

c)

Alphonse

d)

Walton

e)

William

33.

Victor Frankenstein is accused of this character’s murder.

a)

The Creature

b)

William

c)

Henry

d)

Elizabeth

e)

Justine

34.

Agrees to marry Victor before knowing his secret

a)

Agatha

b)

Elizabeth

c)

Caroline

d)

Mary Shelley

e)

Safie

35.

Said, “I will be with you on your wedding night.”

a)

The Creature

b)

Henry

c)

Felix

d)

Victor

e)

Elizabeth

36.

Victor promises to tell his horrible secret to this character.

a)

The Creature

b)

Alphonse Frankenstein

c)

Henry Clerval

d)

Elizabeth

e)

Robert Walton

37.

Hears Victor’s Frankenstein’s tale and concludes that the Creature cannot be caught

a)

Elizabeth

b)

Henry

c)

Justine

d)

Walton

e)

William

38.

Writes a letter asking if Victor is in love with someone else.

a)

The Creature

b)

Agatha

c)

Caroline

d)

Alphonse

e)

Elizabeth

39.

Says, “my ashes will be swept into the sea by the winds. My spirit will sleep in peace ... Farewell.”

a)

Walton

b)

The Creature

c)

Safie

d)

Alphonse

e)

Victor

40.

Tells Victor to stop reading books of old scientists and philosophers

a)

Henry

b)

The Creature

c)

Elizabeth

d)

Walton

e)

Alphonse