Frankenstein Quiz 1

1. To whom does Captain Robert Walton address his letters?

• a) His wife Marissa
• b) His brother Morgan
• c) His sister Margaret
• d) His mother Marilyn
• e) His father Martin

2. How does Walton come to feel about the stranger who boards his ship?

• a) Walton feels horrified by the man’s boundless ambition and reckless pursuit of self-interest.
• b) Walton feels intimidated by the strange man’s formal speech style and authoritative demeanor.
• c) Walton admires the strange man’s eloquence, discernment, and appreciation for natural beauty.
• d) Walton feels chastened by the strange man’s moral righteousness and judgmental attitude.
• e) Walton resents the strange man for beguiling the sailors on his ship and usurping his power.

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3. What does Frankenstein say is his reason for sharing his story with Walton?

• a) to warn Walton about how deadly the Creature is
• b) to warn Walton about the dangers of pursuing knowledge at all costs
• c) to unburden himself of his own guilt
• d) to pass the time in the cold
• e) to warn Walton about his fellow travelers

4. What is the “pretty present” that Victor’s parents give to him when he is five years old?

• a) A colorful kite
• b) An electricity set
• c) A set of math books
• d) A foster sister
• e) A foster brother

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5. When he is seventeen years old, Victor departs for which of the following institutions?

• a) The Geneva Sanatorium
• b) The London Mortuary
• c) The Colosseum in Rome
• d) The Badrinath Temple
• e) The University of Ingolstadt

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6. Whose death delays Victor’s departure to the institution mentioned in the previous question?

• a) His father’s death
• b) His mother’s death
• c) His brother’s death
• d) His sister’s death
• e) His dog’s death

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7) Why does Frankenstein spend so much time studying death and decay?

• a) He is depressed and melancholy.
• b) because studying how life ends may teach him how life begins
• c) He is fixated on the early death of his mother.
• d) because M. Waldman explicitly instructed him to

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8) What is the size of the creature that Victor Frankenstein assembles?

• a) Two feet tall and proportionally thin
• b) Two feet tall but exceptionally thick
• c) Eight feet tall and proportionally thick
• d) Twenty feet tall and proportionally thick
• e) Fifty feet tall and proportionally thick

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9) How does Victor Frankenstein respond when his creature’s eyes first open?

• a) Frankenstein is delighted by the creature’s beauty and promptly embraces him.
• b) Frankenstein is appalled by the creature’s horrid appearance and promptly rushes out of the room.
• c) Frankenstein is delighted by the creature’s beauty and calls others to meet the creature.
• d) Frankenstein is delighted by how friendly the creature is and promptly embraces him.
• e) Frankenstein is saddened by the creature’s loneliness and starts to make him a female companion.

10) Which one of these character foils helps Victor recover in the weeks after creating the monster?

• a) Elizabeth Lavenza
• b) Justine Moritz
• c) William
• d) Henry Clerval
• e) M. Krempe

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