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ENGL403 Final Exam - The Gothic Novel
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MCQs on various definitions of the term "Gothic" as well as novels etc about the term “Gothic”.

ENGL403 Final Exam - The Gothic Novel
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1. How does the character Dracula unsettle the Victorian patriarchy?
2. In 'Frankenstein' how do dreams function?
3. Why does Horace Walpole make use of elaborate machines in 'The Castle of Otranto'?
4. For what historical event did the Gothic serve as a metaphor?
5. Which psychological issue is NOT typical of the Gothic novel?
6. According to Radcliffe, what is the difference between terror and horror?
7. All of the following are labyrinthine in 'The Mysteries of Udolpho' EXCEPT:
8. Which of the following terms is most closely related to the phrase 'the explained supernatural'?
9. In 'The Yellow Wallpaper' what does Gilman suggest about madness?
10. According to Ellen Moers, how does Radcliffe's heroine differ from the typical Gothic woman?
11. In what way do the houses in 'The Yellow Wallpaper' and 'Jane Eyre' differ from each other as Gothic literary structures?
12. The popularity of which Gothic novelist is parodied in Austen's 'Northanger Abbey'?
13. How does Frankenstein's monster learn about the Garden of Eden?
14. The vampire myth is NOT associated with which of the following?
15. Why do scholars consider the first wave of the English Gothic novel an aspect of Romanticism?
16. Why is it significant that Dracula is from Transylvania?
17. 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?
18. How is the abbey in 'The Monk' NOT Gothic?
19. Although at least one critic has likened Thornfield to Bridewell, in what way are the two structures different?
20. Why is 'The Castle of Otranto' often considered a reaction against the Enlightenment?
21. In what way does Thornfield Hall differ from the Castle of Otranto, Udolpho, and the Convent of St. Clare?
22. What is Strawberry Hill?
23. How did the term 'Gothic' become associated with the literary phenomenon known as the Gothic novel?
24. In 'Frankenstein' how does Shelley represent science?
25. In what way is Dracula NOT an 'Other' figure?