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Question 1:
To whom, or what, does the title 'Frankenstein' refer?
The Creature, or Monster, brought into being by a young scientist. The young scientist who brings the Creature into being. « your answer
The Genevese castle in which the young scientist establishes his workshop.
The Renaissance alchemist whose writings fire the enthusiasm of the young scientist.
Question 2:
In what setting, suitably awe-inspiring and forbidding like several other locations in the novel, does Frankenstein first and last appear?
In the picturesque grounds bordering Lake Geneva.
In the glacial heights of the Mountains surrounding Lake Geneva. In the isolated wilderness of the Arctic. « your answer
In the dark depths of the Bavarian forest.
Question 3:
Victor (the scientist) tells Walton (the explorer) of his happy childhood and kind, indulgent parents. How does Victor repay his family's devotion and love during the years he spends away at Ingolstadt University?
By maintaining a steady correspondence with them.
By taking frequent visits home to Geneva.
By encouraging his family to visit Ingolstadt as often as possible. Victor is too consumed by his science studies and his desire to penetrate the mysteries of life and death to give time to family. « your answer
Question 4:
Having successfully discovered the means to generate life, Victor, dizzy with possibilities, sets about to manufacture a human being. Why is his creation so large?
Because Victor wishes to make the being impressive and imposing, and thus win greater admiration for his achievement. Because Victor wishes to speed the process of construction, which would otherwise be slow due to the difficulty of working with tiny structures. « your answer
Because Victor is overworked and overstrained, and consequently makes errors in calculating the proportions.
Because the being begins to grow, unexpectedly, when the life-force is activated.
Question 5:
The Creature's early days are spent hidden in refuge in the forest, we learn. So how does he become acquainted with the ways of men - their nature, language, and laws?
The Creature never learns any of these things, apart from a few words, because of his low intelligence capacity.
The Creature is acquainted with the ways of men right from the start, because Victor pre-programmes his brain with this knowledge.
Victor teaches the Creature all these essentials for getting on in society before he lets him loose from his workshop. The Creature learns by close observation of the DeLacey family, and by reading books he finds. « your answer
Question 6:
Among all whom the Creature approaches only one does not react with horror and/or repulsion. This was:
Victor, his creator. DeLacey senior, the blind cottager. « your answer
Victor's brother, still a child.
Walton, who learns the Creature's history before meeting him.
Question 7:
After communicating to Victor his unhappy experiences and failed attempts to reach out to mankind, the Creature makes what request of the scientist?
That Victor intercede on his (the Creature's) behalf with men, so that he may associate with them.
That Victor repair his terrible visage so than he will become acceptable to human eyes. That Victor make another being in his (the Creature's) likeness, so that he has companionship. « your answer
That Victor promise never to attempt again the creation of a human being.
Question 8:
During his travels through the British Isles, Victor's anguish and torment - sharpened by contrast with the delight and joy of his friend Henry - invade his thoughts relentlessly. What does Victor fear? That the Creature will wreak vengeance on him by killing the remainder of his family and his friend. « your answer
That he will die, in these lands so far from home, and before he has time to leave a record of his achievement.
That Henry is not a true friend, and seeks in his jealously an opportunity to murder him.
That he will not find the Creature who has fled to these lands and whom he is pursuing.
Question 9:
The three speakers, whose personal accounts of their experiences and feelings make up this novel, provide multiple and sometimes competing views of the Creature, his creator, and the explorer. In what sense, as well as gender, are these three speakers alike?
In their ardent thirst for knowledge or discovery.
In their single-minded pursuit of a goal.
In their want, variously manifested, of sympathetic companionship. All of the above « your answer
Question 10:
Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' has long been recognised as more than mere entertainment, engaging as it does with early modern scientific questions (such as nature vs interference)and philosophic speculation (such as the nature of humanity), not to mention political issues (anti-authoritarianism vs revolutionary perils). These concerns help date the work to what period? Early 19th century. « your answer
Late 19th century.
Early 20th century.
Late 17th century. back to results »comment on quiz or report inaccuracies »
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Question 1:
To whom, or what, does the title 'Frankenstein' refer?
The Creature, or Monster, brought into being by a young scientist.
The young scientist who brings the Creature into being. « your answer
The Genevese castle in which the young scientist establishes his workshop.
The Renaissance alchemist whose writings fire the enthusiasm of the young scientist.
Question 2:
In what setting, suitably awe-inspiring and forbidding like several other locations in the novel, does Frankenstein first and last appear?
In the picturesque grounds bordering Lake Geneva.
In the glacial heights of the Mountains surrounding Lake Geneva.
In the isolated wilderness of the Arctic. « your answer
In the dark depths of the Bavarian forest.
Question 3:
Victor (the scientist) tells Walton (the explorer) of his happy childhood and kind, indulgent parents. How does Victor repay his family's devotion and love during the years he spends away at Ingolstadt University?
By maintaining a steady correspondence with them.
By taking frequent visits home to Geneva.
By encouraging his family to visit Ingolstadt as often as possible.
Victor is too consumed by his science studies and his desire to penetrate the mysteries of life and death to give time to family. « your answer
Question 4:
Having successfully discovered the means to generate life, Victor, dizzy with possibilities, sets about to manufacture a human being. Why is his creation so large?
Because Victor wishes to make the being impressive and imposing, and thus win greater admiration for his achievement.
Because Victor wishes to speed the process of construction, which would otherwise be slow due to the difficulty of working with tiny structures. « your answer
Because Victor is overworked and overstrained, and consequently makes errors in calculating the proportions.
Because the being begins to grow, unexpectedly, when the life-force is activated.
Question 5:
The Creature's early days are spent hidden in refuge in the forest, we learn. So how does he become acquainted with the ways of men - their nature, language, and laws?
The Creature never learns any of these things, apart from a few words, because of his low intelligence capacity.
The Creature is acquainted with the ways of men right from the start, because Victor pre-programmes his brain with this knowledge.
Victor teaches the Creature all these essentials for getting on in society before he lets him loose from his workshop.
The Creature learns by close observation of the DeLacey family, and by reading books he finds. « your answer
Question 6:
Among all whom the Creature approaches only one does not react with horror and/or repulsion. This was:
Victor, his creator.
DeLacey senior, the blind cottager. « your answer
Victor's brother, still a child.
Walton, who learns the Creature's history before meeting him.
Question 7:
After communicating to Victor his unhappy experiences and failed attempts to reach out to mankind, the Creature makes what request of the scientist?
That Victor intercede on his (the Creature's) behalf with men, so that he may associate with them.
That Victor repair his terrible visage so than he will become acceptable to human eyes.
That Victor make another being in his (the Creature's) likeness, so that he has companionship. « your answer
That Victor promise never to attempt again the creation of a human being.
Question 8:
During his travels through the British Isles, Victor's anguish and torment - sharpened by contrast with the delight and joy of his friend Henry - invade his thoughts relentlessly. What does Victor fear?
That the Creature will wreak vengeance on him by killing the remainder of his family and his friend. « your answer
That he will die, in these lands so far from home, and before he has time to leave a record of his achievement.
That Henry is not a true friend, and seeks in his jealously an opportunity to murder him.
That he will not find the Creature who has fled to these lands and whom he is pursuing.
Question 9:
The three speakers, whose personal accounts of their experiences and feelings make up this novel, provide multiple and sometimes competing views of the Creature, his creator, and the explorer. In what sense, as well as gender, are these three speakers alike?
In their ardent thirst for knowledge or discovery.
In their single-minded pursuit of a goal.
In their want, variously manifested, of sympathetic companionship.
All of the above « your answer
Question 10:
Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' has long been recognised as more than mere entertainment, engaging as it does with early modern scientific questions (such as nature vs interference)and philosophic speculation (such as the nature of humanity), not to mention political issues (anti-authoritarianism vs revolutionary perils). These concerns help date the work to what period?
Early 19th century. « your answer
Late 19th century.
Early 20th century.
Late 17th century.
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