Frankenstein Chapter

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• He claims that those scientists are outdated but still useful and encourges Victor to continue/hone his studies.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.

Victor, by birth is:

• Genevese

• Alphonese

• Smelly

• English

On her deathbed she makes Victor promise,

• He will marry Elizabeth

• He will return to school

• He will raise his siblings

• He will stay home and tend his father

What does Victor’s mother Caroline hope will happen to Elizabeth and Victor?

• They will redeem the family name.

• They will travel around the world.

• They will fall in love and be married.

• They will make a scientific discovery.

Which of the following ideas did Shelley seek to convey in the book?

• People are born as blank slates that are shaped by society

• Humans tend to judge other people by their character

• Some people are born good

• Some people are born evil

Which quote from Robert Walton’s first letter most embodies its main point.

• “And now, dear Margaret, do I not deserve to accomplish some great purpose?”

• “Six years have passed since I resolved on my present undertaking.”

• “I shall depart for the latter town in a fortnight or three weeks.”

• “This is the most favourable period for travelling in Russia.”

What words are best describe Robert Walton as he is depicted in the letters?

• Clownish, Opinionated, Troubled, Forgetful, Crafty

• Ambitious, Arrogant, Entitled, Dreamer, Innocent, Lonely

• Honest, Loyal, Trustworthy, Intelligent, Skeptical

• Bright, Gracious, Sarcastic, Worrier, Unhappy

In Letter Four, Walton meets a man named

• Vlad

• Victor

• Vince

• None of the above

How do Elizabeth Lavenza and Victor Frankenstein meet in the revised (1831) version of the text?

• They never actually meet.

• She is his first cousin.

• She is a friend of the family.

• She is adopted by his mother.

What subject influences Victor as a teenager?

• Natural philosophy

• Religious doctrine

• Foreign languages

• Romantic poetry