English Literature MCQs

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What is distinctive about Emily’s bedchamber at Udolpho ?


aIt is lavishly furnished.


bIt is haunted.


cIt contains a secret passageway.


dIt does not lock from the inside.



In “The Castle of Otranto” what “monstrous Other” does Manfred embody ?


aThe undead


bThe outcast


cThe cursed


dThe transgendered


View Answer The cursed

Who should NOT be viewed as Prometheus in Shelley’s “Frankenstein” ?


aFrankenstein’s monster


bMary Shelley


cRobert Walton


dFrankenstein



Which of the following terms is traditionally associated with the male Gothic ?


aBody transformation


bHorror


cTerror


dThe uncanny


View Answer Horror

How does the uncanny function in “Frankenstein” ?


aThe normal activity of vivisection is represented as horrible.


bSeemingly normal characters are actually terrifying.


cThe dramatic landscape provides an alternative to the usual world.


dThe monster’s grotesque body is actually made of human parts.



What did the novelists of the first wave of Gothic literature think of religion ?


aRoman Catholicism was wrongfully dismantled in England by Henry VIII in the 16th century.


b Jews represent sympathetic literary heroes.


cReligion is race-neutral.


dThe Spanish Inquisition and the legend of the wandering Jew confirm the superiority of England.



What is the original meaning of the word “Gothic” ?


aOf or relating to anything Medieval


bOf or relating to anything rude, uncivilized, or ignorant; devoid of culture and taste


cOf or relating to the Germanic tribes that invaded and established kingdoms in Europe in the first millennium


dOf or relating to a particular style of architecture



Why do most scholars assume that Radcliffe favored “explained supernaturalism” ?


aHer sense of morality and decorum


bHer defiance of contemporary culture


cHer lack of imagination


dHer full embrace of the Gothic vision of Walpole, Beckford, and Lewis



How does the character Dracula unsettle the Victorian patriarchy ?


aHe threatens to spread his madness to women.


bHis sexuality appeals to women.


cHe protects women’s chastity and virginity.


dHe provides a way for Victorian men to blame their actions on women.



How is “Jane Eyre” different from the novels of the first wave of English Gothic novels ?


aIts protagonist is at risk for sexual transgression.


bIt is a Bildungsroman.


cIt explains strange phenomena.


dThe theme of imprisonment is prominent.



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