English MCQs — Test 36

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Question 1

For many scholars, what distinguishes terror from horror in the Gothic novel ?

Question 2

What literary purpose does Emily’s stay with the nuns at the convent NOT serve ?

Question 3

Why is “The Castle of Otranto” often considered a reaction against the Enlightenment ?

Question 4

Who does NOT represent the “new woman” ?

Question 5

What quality does the Gothic novel of the 18th and early 19th centuries share with the majority of English novels of the same time period ?

Question 6

In “The Castle of Otranto” which attitude does Walpole express towards primogeniture ?

Question 7

How is Thornfield in “Jane Eyre” different from the structures found in the first wave of Gothic novels ?

Question 8

What have literary critics read into the vampirism in Stoker’s “Dracula” ?

Question 9

Which cultural theme is NOT referenced in Stoker’s “Dracula” ?

Question 10

How does the use of Gothic architecture assist the Gothic novelist ?