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Category: The Gothic Novel
In “The Yellow Wallpaper” what does Gilman suggest about madness ?
A. That it is necessary to contain mad women
B. That it is an artificial patriarchal tool
C. That men also are mad
D. That female madness is a serious obstacle to women’s liberation
How does Lewis portray the Catholic confessional in “The Monk”?
A. As a path to redemption
B. As a necessary control
C. As a voyeuristic activity
D. As a model for contemporary police work
What Gothic literary convention did NOT originate with Horace Walpole’s “The Castle of Otranto” ?
A. The ancestral castle
B. Psychological terror
C. The supernatural
D. Physical violence
In “Dracula” what does the death of Lucy suggest ?
A. That sexual purity was less important than society’s safety
B. That female sexuality is dangerous and must be destroyed
C. That women are not one-dimensional
D. That men consider themselves responsible for their own fates
Which one of the following events inspired the trend of body transformation in Gothic novels ?
A. The decline in animal dissections
B. The increase in scientific experimentation
C. The end of absolute monarchy
D. The end of the Vitalist Controversy
For what historical event did the Gothic serve as a metaphor ?
A. The American Revolution
B. The French Revolution
C. The Battle of Waterloo
D. The Industrial Revolution
What is the significance of “the Other” in Gothic novels ?
A. They are almost always the subjects of omens and curses.
B. They are typically heroes.
C. They always express deviant sexual tendencies.
D. They are perceived as dangerous because they are unknown.
The popularity of which Gothic novelist is parodied in Austen’s “Northanger Abbey” ?
A. Horace Walpole
B. Ann Radcliffe
C. Matthew Lewis
D. Mary Shelley
What is distinctive about Emily’s bedchamber at Udolpho ?
A. It is lavishly furnished.
B. It is haunted.
C. It contains a secret passageway.
D. It does not lock from the inside.
Which of the following is NOT a theme of “The Castle of Otranto” ?
A. Unnatural forces overwhelming human endeavor
B. The rupture of the everyday by acts of violence
C. The destruction of humanity through scientific experimentation
D. The return of the past to the present
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