Frankenstein Ch. 1-4 Quiz

Even as a boy, Victor's obsession was for ___.

• science

• chivalry

• wealth

• power

What natural phenomenon influenced Victor Frankenstein?

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How did Elizabeth to live with the Frankensteins?

• She was left on their doorstep by her poor mother.

• Victor's mother asked the peasants she lived with for permission to raise her.

• She was rescued from an orphanage.

• Mr. Frankenstein took care of her after her father/his friend died.

Who is Henry Clerval?

• Caroline's father

• Elizabeth's biological father

• Victor's best friend

• the creature that Victor was creating

Why did Victor's father not want Victor to study a book by Cornelius Agrippa and the ideas concerning alchemy?

• Victor's father thought that alchemy was against their religious beliefs.

• Victor's father never wanted Victor to study any type of science.

• Victor's father never really approved of anything that Victor did.

• Victor's father thought that alchemy was what we would call junk science.

How did Caroline come into Mr. Frankenstein's life in a more permanent way?

• She was left on their doorstop by her poor mother.

• Victor's mother asked the peasants she lived with for permission to raise her.

• She was rescued from an orphanage.

• Mr. Frankenstein took care of her after her father/his friend died.

What dying request did Victor's mother make? She wanted ___.

• Victor and Elizabeth to marry

• Elizabeth to go off to school with Victor

• Elizabeth to marry Henry Clerval

• Elizabeth to marry Victor's father

Where did Victor go to college?

• Italy

• France

• Switzerland

• Germany

What's was Victor's experience of meeting his 1st professor Mr. Krempe?

• Good. They connected right away, and Victor was sold on Mr. Krempe's ideas.

• Not good. Mr. Krempe berated Victor for studying outdated science.

• Okay. Victor and Mr. Krempe had a mediocre meeting which had no real bearing.

What was Victor's experience with meeting his 2nd professor Mr. Waldman?

• Good. Mr. Waldman noted both early scientists' work and modern scientific thought.

• Not good. Mr. Waldman berated Victor for studying outdated science.

• Okay. Victor and Mr. Waldman had a meeting which had no real bearing.