English Literature MCQs

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What is distinctive about Emily’s bedchamber at Udolpho ?


aIt is lavishly furnished.

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bIt is haunted.

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cIt contains a secret passageway.

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dIt does not lock from the inside.

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


aThe undead

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bThe outcast

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cThe cursed

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dThe transgendered

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View Answer The cursed

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


aFrankenstein’s monster

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bMary Shelley

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cRobert Walton

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dFrankenstein

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


aBody transformation

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bHorror

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cTerror

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dThe uncanny

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View Answer Horror

How does the uncanny function in “Frankenstein” ?


aThe normal activity of vivisection is represented as horrible.

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bSeemingly normal characters are actually terrifying.

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cThe dramatic landscape provides an alternative to the usual world.

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

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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.

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b Jews represent sympathetic literary heroes.

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cReligion is race-neutral.

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

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


aOf or relating to anything Medieval

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

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

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dOf or relating to a particular style of architecture

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


aHer sense of morality and decorum

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bHer defiance of contemporary culture

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cHer lack of imagination

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

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How does the character Dracula unsettle the Victorian patriarchy ?


aHe threatens to spread his madness to women.

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bHis sexuality appeals to women.

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cHe protects women’s chastity and virginity.

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

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


aIts protagonist is at risk for sexual transgression.

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bIt is a Bildungsroman.

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cIt explains strange phenomena.

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dThe theme of imprisonment is prominent.

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