Starter quiz
- The novella 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' was first published in 1886. As such its first audiences were ...
- Victorians ✓
- Edwardians
- Elizabethans
- Georgians
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- Stevenson was influenced by the works of Charles Darwin in the novella. He had recently published a book called 'On the origin of species'. What theory did this book popularise?
- 'Evolution' ✓
- What is being described here: 'the circumstances in which a text was written'.
- Context ✓
- Characterisation
- Writer's intention
- Theme
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- The novella contains conventions of monstrosity, moral ambiguity and experimentation. These are conventions of the ...
- gothic genre. ✓
- romance genre.
- tragedy genre.
- comedy genre.
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- What is the correct definition of the word 'generalisation'? Here it is used in a sentence: 'Avoid making a generalisation without considering specific cases.'
- a statement applied to more things than to which it directly applies ✓
- a statement applied randomly to things to which it doesn't apply
- a statement that is factually incorrect
- a statement that is overused
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- What is the definition of the word 'theme'? Here it is used in a sentence: 'The movie had a theme of love'.
- A repeated idea in a story ✓
- An ignored idea in a story
- A hidden idea in a story
- An entertaining idea in a story
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