Starter quiz

  • What is meant by the word 'transgression'?
    • a moral duty or obligation
    • violating laws, rules or boundaries  ✓
    • a method of travel or movement
    • somebody's last wishes before they die
  • Which of the following is a Gothic convention?
    • light and bright settings
    • a happy ending
    • a relatable or charismatic protagonist
    • an opening that begins in the past
    • multiple narrators  ✓
  • Which characters in 'Frankenstein' are not murdered by the Creature?
    • Victor's brother
    • Victor's father  ✓
    • Henry Clerval
    • Justine  ✓
    • Elizabeth Lavenza
  • Complete the quotation from Chapter 5 of 'Frankenstein': "I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a ______ of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet."
    • 'spark' ✓
  • What do you think 'abhorrent' might mean?
    • beautiful and enchanting
    • valuable and precious
    • disgusting and loathsome  ✓
    • heart-breaking and sad
    • amusing and entertaining
  • Starting with the first, put the events of 'Frankenstein' in chronological order.
    • 1
      ⇔
      Frankenstein brings his creation to life.
    • 2
      ⇔
      Frankenstein rejects his creation and runs away from it.
    • 3
      ⇔
      The Creature murders Frankenstein's brother.
    • 4
      ⇔
      Frankenstein confronts the Creature on the ice.
    • 5
      ⇔
      Frankenstein destroys the second female Creature in front of his original one.
    • 6
      ⇔
      The Creature murders Frankenstein's wife Elizabeth on their wedding night.
    • 7
      ⇔
      The Creature tells Robert Walton his story of regret and woe.
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