Mary Shelley: Life and Works Quiz

What is Mary Shelley best known for?

• Her travelogues

• Her political essays

• Her horror novel 'Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus'

• Her poetry

Who was Mary Shelley's husband?

• John Polidori

• Percy Bysshe Shelley

• William Godwin

• Lord Byron

In what year was Mary Shelley's novel 'Frankenstein' published?

• 1835

• 1823

• 1818

• 1826

Who were Mary Shelley's parents?

• John Polidori and Fanny Imlay

• Lord Byron and Claire Clairmont

• Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Mary Jane Clairmont

• William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft

What was the cause of Mary Shelley's death?

• Brain cancer

• Heart attack

• Drowning

• Tuberculosis

Which of the following novels was published posthumously?

• Valperga

• Mathilde

• Lodore

• The Last Man

Where was Mary Shelley born?

• Paris, France

• London, England

• Edinburgh, Scotland

• Rome, Italy

What was the name of Mary Shelley's only child to survive to adulthood?

• Fanny Imlay

• Percy Florence

• William Baxter

• John Polidori

Which famous poet was part of the group that inspired the writing of 'Frankenstein'?

• Lord Byron

• Samuel Taylor Coleridge

• John Keats

• William Wordsworth

What was Mary Shelley's astrological sign?

• Leo

• Virgo

• Scorpio

• Libra