Frankenstein and Electricity Quiz

Which is an element of a Gothic tale?

• A happily ever after ending

• An exciting setting

• A dark theme

• A moral lesson

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How did 19th-century electricity discoveries play a role in the development of Frankenstein?

• By demonstrating how electricity could partially reanimate a dead body.

• By creating an example of a conflict that could have been used in the novel.

• The invention of batteries could have been the inspiration for how the scientist kept his technology working.

• Shelly’s father being an electrical researcher allowed her to be introduced to the discoveries that led to the novel’s creation

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How did Mary Shelley get the idea for Frankenstein?

• Mary Shelley thought of it on her own

• Mary Shelley used the ideas of others

• Mary Shelley copied the story from someone else

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Which of the following people did not influence Mary Shelley to create Frankenstein?

• Luigi Galvani

• George Foster

• Alessandro Volta

• Giovanni Aldini

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How was the protagonist portrayed in Frankenstein?

• Heroic protagonist

• Villain

• Supporting protagonist

• Tragic Protagonist

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What made Mary Shelley think of the idea for Frankenstein?

• The German ghost stories her friends told around the fire

• Her knowledge of Galvani, Volta, and Aldini.

• Neither

• Both

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Which inmate did Aldini test in 1803?

• Giovanni Aldini

• George Foster

• Mary Shelley

• Jackson Johnson

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Who did Volta have a feud with?

• Luigi Galvani

• Giovanni Aldini

• George Foster

• Vera Dupre

From whom did the term “voltage” originate?

• Luigi Galvani

• Alessandro Volta

• Alexander Volta

• Giovanni Aldini

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Who created the Tesla coil?

• Elon Musk

• Luigi Galvani

• Alessandro Volta

• Nikola Tesla