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Category: The Gothic Novel
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
In “Dracula” what is the significance of the typewriter ?
A. It allows women to participate in the novel.
B. It serves as a path to the public sphere for women.
C. It is a less effective tool than traditional folklore weapons.
D. It becomes a way to conceal information.
The vampire myth is NOT associated with which of the following ?
A. Incest
B. Life rituals with blood
C. The fear of dying
D. The fear of being buried alive
All of the following are ways in which “The Mysteries of Udolpho” reflects the values of England the 1790s EXCEPT_____________?
A. The triumph of reason over passion
B. The rise of individual responsibility
C. The social and fiscal independence of women
D. The negative critique of Catholicism
Although at least one critic has likened Thornfield to Bridewell, in what way are the two structures different ?
A. Each owner upends the prevailing law of the land.
B. Both are former palaces.
C. The owners of each had mistresses.
D. On the outside they look like homes, but on the inside they are prisons
Who does NOT represent the “new woman” ?
A. Antonia
B. Charlotte Perkins Gilman
C. Jane Eyre
D. Mina Murray Harker
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