Mary Shelley and Her Works

Mary Shelley, best known for her novel Frankenstein, was a prolific writer and activist. Born in 1797 to intellectual parents, she received an advanced education. She met and fell in love with Percy Shelley, leading to their elopement. Inspired by a summer with Lord Byron, she wrote Frankenstein, which became a literary classic. Despite personal tragedies, including Percy's death, Mary continued to write and edit. Her works, once overshadowed by Frankenstein, are now recognized for their literary and political significance.

What is Mary Shelley's most famous novel?

• Wuthering Heights

• Pride and Prejudice

• Frankenstein

• Dracula

Who were Mary Shelley's parents?

• Jane Austen and Charles Dickens

• Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin

• Emily Brontë and Thomas Hardy

• Charlotte Brontë and George Eliot

What was unique about Mary Shelley's education?

• She had no formal education

• She was homeschooled by her mother

• She was tutored by her father in various subjects

• She attended a prestigious university

Where did Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley first meet secretly?

• At Mary Wollstonecraft's grave

• At a friend's house

• At a library

• At a poetry reading

What inspired Mary Shelley to start writing Frankenstein?

• A challenge to write a ghost story

• A book she read

• A conversation with her father

• A dream she had

What tragic event occurred in 1822?

• The birth of Mary Shelley's first child

• The publication of Frankenstein

• Percy Shelley's death

• Mary Shelley's death

Which of the following is NOT a novel written by Mary Shelley?

• Jane Eyre

• The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck

• Ledore

• Faulkner

What did Mary Shelley do after her father's death?

• She ignored his will

• She wrote a biography about him

• She abandoned the project of assembling his letters

• She published his letters

How did Mary Shelley contribute to Percy Shelley's legacy?

• She published his letters

• She promoted his poetry and quoted it in her writings

• She ignored his works

• She wrote a biography about him

How is Mary Shelley viewed in modern times?

• As a one-novel author

• As a major romantic figure

• As a minor writer

• As an unknown author