The Gothic Novel Mcqs

MCQ: In “The Yellow Wallpaper” what does Gilman suggest about madness ?

  1. That it is necessary to contain mad women
  2. That it is an artificial patriarchal tool
  3. That men also are mad
  4. That female madness is a serious obstacle to women’s liberation

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The Gothic Novel Mcqs

MCQ: “A MANUSCRIPT was communicated to me during my travels in Italy, which was copied from the archives of the Cenci Palace at Rome, and contains a detailed account of the horrors which ended in the extinction of one of the noblest families of that city during the Pontificate of Clement VIII, in the year 1599.” All of the following state why this quotation from Perce Shelley’s “The Cenci” represents the Gothic EXCEPT_____________?

  1. The placement of the action in the past and in a foreign country
  2. The grandiose threatening setting that requires ingenious stagecraft
  3. The focus on wrongdoing at the highest level of authority
  4. The use of real historical resources by Shelley for the foundation of his play

D

MCQ: How is the abbey in “The Monk” NOT Gothic ?

  1. It is a Catholic structure.
  2. It was built in the Middle Ages.
  3. It is a sanctuary for women.
  4. It is labyrinthine.

C

MCQ: What is NOT Gothic about the room to which the female protagonist of “The Yellow Wallpaper” is confined ?

  1. It has bars on the window.
  2. It is removed from the main area of the house.
  3. It is locked.
  4. It is sunny.

D

MCQ: In what way is Dracula NOT an “Other” figure ?

  1. He is from a foreign land.
  2. He is racially different.
  3. He is Christian.
  4. He is a connection to a different time.

C

MCQ: Which of the following best explains the treatment of the heroine in “The Mysteries of Udolpho” ?

  1. The heroine’s fantasies about the castle are combined with her fear of violation.
  2. She is excluded from the novel’s violent disturbances.
  3. She is excluded from the general sense of isolation in the novel.
  4. The heroine is robbed of psychological complexity by focusing only on horror.

A

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