Frankenstein Chapters 1 - 6

How did Elizabeth come to live with the Frankenstein’s?

• They adopted her.

• She was their long lost daughter.

• They were given money by their relative to take her in.

• They found her abandoned in a village square and took her in.

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What two major events happened to Frankenstein when he was seventeen?

• Victor became a student at the University of Ingolstadt and Elizabeth Lavenza died from scarlet fever.

• Victor became a student at the University of Ingolstadt and his mother died from scarlet fever.

• Victor graduated from the University of Ingolstadt and his father died.

• Elizabeth Lavenza died and soon after his mother died - both from scarlet fever.

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What goal did Frankenstein decide to pursue?

• To unveil the secrets of heaven and earth.

• To reach beyond the boundaries of the known world.

• To become the most famous writer of all time.

• To build a church.

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How did Frankenstein feel when his experiment succeeded and the creature came to life?

• Elated and relieved.

• Inspired by the beauty of the creature.

• Horror and disgust.

• Immediate love and affection towards his creation.

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Who took care of Frankenstein during his illness?

• Elizabeth Lavenza.

• His mother and father.

• Henry Clerval

• Alphonse Frankenstein

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Victor Frankenstein's father, Alphonse...

• Is a scientist
• Is a former community leader who married his best friend's daughter
• Is evil, in contrast to his kind wife
• Dies, as a result of his daughter's illness

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Victor Frankenstein's mother, Caroline...

• Is a scientist
• Is a former community leader who married her best friend's son
• Is evil, in contrast to her kind husband
• Dies, as a result of her daughter's illness

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How is Henry Clerval, Victor's best friend, most accurately characterized?

• Highly intelligent, nerdy, interested in modern-day chemistry and biology
• Chivalrous and kind, interested in heroes, legends, and the study of morality
• Cynical, evil, a frequent "mad" scientist who experiments on animals, dead and alive
• Sad, woeful, someone Victor loves but also pities greatly

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What natural event sparks significant intrigue in the scientific mind of Victor Frankenstein?

• Earthquake that strikes Victor's hometown
• Lightening strike that burns and slices a tree in half
• Tsunami-like wave, which floods Victor's hometown
• Hail-storm that damages Victor's hometown

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How does the first professor Victor meets, M. Krempe, respond to Victor's interests in ancient philosophers and scientists?

• He is rude and dismissive toward Victor, claiming that his entire childhood education was a waste.
• He is excited to have found a student who believes in the same ancient science as him.
• He claims that those scientists are outdated but still useful and encourges Victor to continue/hone his studies.
• He is frightened of Victor and his mad and borderline evil ideas.

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