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- What is the significance of the “bloody bedchamber” in Gothic fiction ?
MCQs: What is the significance of the “bloody bedchamber” in Gothic fiction ?
It represents male sexuality.
It suggests female complicity in sexual deviance.
It refers to the location of murder in Gothic novels.
It symbolizes the forced sequestration of women both before and after marriage.
MCQs 1: What is the origin of the vampire myth ?
Stoker’s “Dracula”
Beckford’s “Vathek”
Ancient civilizations worldwide
Walpole’s “The Castle of Otranto”
MCQs 2: According to Radcliffe, what is the difference between terror and horror ?
Horror is only a sense of the sublime.
Terror contracts the soul.
Terror involves uncertainty and obscurity.
Horror fails to awaken and expand the soul.
MCQs 3: Which one of the following events inspired the trend of body transformation in Gothic novels ?
The decline in animal dissections
The increase in scientific experimentation
The end of absolute monarchy
The end of the Vitalist Controversy
MCQs 4: In what way does Thornfield Hall differ from the Castle of Otranto, Udolpho, and the Convent of St. Clare ?
It is the scene of violence.
It is the scene of sexual transgression.
It is the scene of redemption for the Byronic hero.
It serves as a kind of prison.
MCQs 5: In what way does Radcliffe depart from Walpole’s earlier tradition ?
She creates a strong male hero to rescue Emily.
She is not concerned with issues of rightful inheritance.
She sets the novel in present day.
She resolves the appearance of supernatural phenomena.
MCQs 6: How do theorists suggest that the Gothic novel resembles queer and camp ?
The body is represented in abnormal ways.
Women’s issues are interrogated.
Gender issues are often overlooked.
Many protagonists’ mothers are absent.
MCQs 7: How did the term “Gothic” become associated with the literary phenomenon known as the Gothic novel ?
The excessive violence found in the Gothic novel
The barbarians that populate the Gothic novel
The use of the word in the subtitle of Walpole’s novel
The style of architecture found in the Gothic novel
MCQs 8: Why is the concept of the sublime important in Gothic literature ?
It leads the reader to overlook the beauty of nature.
It reminds readers of their civic duties.
It causes an experience of elestasis, or transport.
It creates a sense of contentment.
MCQs 9: What literary convention is used pervasively in “The Mysteries of Udolpho” ?
MCQs 10: For what historical event did the Gothic serve as a metaphor ?
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