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- What did the novelists of the first wave of Gothic literature think of religion ?
MCQs: What did the novelists of the first wave of Gothic literature think of religion ?
Roman Catholicism was wrongfully dismantled in England by Henry VIII in the 16th century.
Jews represent sympathetic literary heroes.
Religion is race-neutral.
The Spanish Inquisition and the legend of the wandering Jew confirm the superiority of England.
MCQs 1: How does the uncanny function in “Frankenstein” ?
The normal activity of vivisection is represented as horrible.
Seemingly normal characters are actually terrifying.
The dramatic landscape provides an alternative to the usual world.
The monster’s grotesque body is actually made of human parts.
MCQs 2: Which of the following terms is traditionally associated with the male Gothic ?
MCQs 3: Who should NOT be viewed as Prometheus in Shelley’s “Frankenstein” ?
MCQs 4: In “The Castle of Otranto” what “monstrous Other” does Manfred embody ?
MCQs 5: What is distinctive about Emily’s bedchamber at Udolpho ?
It is lavishly furnished.
It is haunted.
It contains a secret passageway.
It does not lock from the inside.
MCQs 6: In what way is “The Monk” a reaction to the French Revolution ?
It includes apocalyptic themes.
It represents society as relatively stable.
It condemns the misuse of power.
It predicts the upheaval of society.
MCQs 7: How does the motif of the wandering Jew figure in “The Monk” ?
It introduces one of several supernatural elements into the plot.
It dispels the anti-Semitism associated with the Gothic novel.
It offers a positive alternative to the excesses of the Catholic Church.
It suggests that redemption is possible through penitence.
MCQs 8: According to Ellen Moers, how does Radcliffe’s heroine differ from the typical Gothic woman ?
Emily ends up happily married.
Emily’s sense of decorum seems to falter late in the novel.
Emily is a sensible rather than defenseless woman.
Emily provides a unique example of a weak woman.
MCQs 9: In “The Monk” what event does NO represent the theme of entrapment of women ?
MCQs 10: In “The Gothic Sublime” how does Mishra characterize the labyrinth motif ?
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