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Category: The Gothic Novel
What is the significance of the “bloody bedchamber” in Gothic fiction ?
A. It represents male sexuality.
B. It suggests female complicity in sexual deviance.
C. It refers to the location of murder in Gothic novels.
D. It symbolizes the forced sequestration of women both before and after marriage.
All of the following are ways in which “The Castle of Otranto” reflects the values of Enlightenment England EXCEPT_________________?
A. The concern for the sanctity of legal inheritance
B. The interest in the lessons and values of the Middle Ages for England in the 18th century
C. The support for the British class system
D. The belief in British superiority to foreign countries
What constitutes a “monstrous Other” in “The Yellow Wallpaper” ?
A. Cousin Henry and Julia
B. Reading
C. Writing
D. John
What role does Rosario play in the Gothic atmosphere of “The Monk” ?
A. Queer provocateur
B. Heroine in distress
C. Angel in the house
D. Pursued protagonist
In “The Castle of Otranto” what “monstrous Other” does Manfred embody ?
A. The undead
B. The outcast
C. The cursed
D. The transgendered
Which of the following terms is traditionally associated with the male Gothic ?
A. Body transformation
B. Horror
C. Terror
D. The uncanny
According to Radcliffe, what is the difference between terror and horror ?
A. Horror is only a sense of the sublime.
B. Terror contracts the soul.
C. Terror involves uncertainty and obscurity.
D. Horror fails to awaken and expand the soul.
What quality does the Gothic novel of the 18th and early 19th centuries share with the majority of English novels of the same time period ?
A. Realism
B. An epistolary format
C. A focus on the individual
D. An English setting
In “Jane Eyre” how does Bertha NOT trouble the patriarchy ?
A. She is sexually deviant.
B. She exemplifies unfeminine anger.
C. She is not submissive.
D. She is understood to be mad.
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