Category: The Gothic Novel

A. People are foolishly superstitious.
B. A world devoid of supernatural phenomena is a better world.
C. A belief in ghosts is a belief in imagination.
D. The personification of nature is regressive.

A. Antonia’s death
B. Matilda’s dressing as Rosario
C. Agnes’s admittance to the convent
D. The magic mirror

A. The anticipation of the violation of one’s person versus an act of physical violence
B. Plotted revenge versus random violence
C. The male Gothic versus the female Gothic
D. The persistence of the past in the present versus the betrayal in the present of the paternal protector

A. The ethereal quality of the interior space of Gothic architecture
B. The scientific advancement of the ribbed vault and flying buttress associated with Gothic architecture
C. The reduction in width of the stone masonry in Gothic architecture
D. The immense scale typical of Gothic structures

A. It has bars on the window.
B. It is removed from the main area of the house.
C. It is locked.
D. It is sunny.

A. They provide relief from the real world.
B. They prophesy future destruction.
C. They are part of the unconscious controlled by science.
D. They obscure deep emotions.

A. Valancourt’s character
B. Emily’s misfortunes
C. The plot
D. Emily’s mind

A. It engenders confusion for both the novel’s protagonist and readers.
B. It offers a secure refuge for the novel’s protagonist.
C. It provides the space for a large community of people to congregate.
D. It represents the glory of a bygone age.

A. Religious upheaval
B. The presence of omens
C. The curse of immorality
D. Insanity

A. The excessive violence found in the Gothic novel
B. The barbarians that populate the Gothic novel
C. The use of the word in the subtitle of Walpole’s novel
D. The style of architecture found in the Gothic novel