Frankenstein Quiz #1: Walton Letters & Chapters 1-4
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- Q1Who does Walton save from freezing to death?Henry ClervalThe CreatureVictor FrankensteinMr. Frankenstein20s
- Q2Who are the letters at the beginning of the novel written to?His mom, CarolineHis sister, Margaret SavilleHis BFF Henry ClervalHis sister, Elizabeth Lavenza20s
- Q3Who is Victor's best friend?The creatureHimselfHenry ClervalWaldman20s
- Q4Which is NOT a childhood/adolescent plot event that shapes Victor's future destruction?Victor's apathy towards emotions and unwillingness to form human relationships outside of his small circle of trust thus leading to idleness and loneliness.The untimely death of his mother and Victor's lack of attention paid to the grieving process.Victor's interest in science, Alchemists, and galvanism encouraged by both his father and professor.The journey he takes to the North Pole to seek the one who fled from him while on his death bed.60s
- Q5Who is Victor's "more than sister"?Caroline BeaufortElizabeth LavenzaMary ShelleyMargaret Saville20s
- Q6What do Robert Walton & Victor Frankenstein have in common?They’re both very old and bitter men who have caused their own destruction.They’re both desired a quest for scientific knowledge to obtain notoriety.They’re both from loving families who provided all provisions and luxuries.They’re both looking for companionship due to parental abandonment and a lack of love in their lives.60s
- Q7Which of the following is NOT one of Victor's character traits?He is unstable because he is prone to a violent temper and is spiraling into a complete state of obsession, thus becoming a madman.He is mature because he consistently takes personal responsibility by acknowledging he is the cause of his own destruction.He is insecure because he pretends he is aware the Alchemists he's studied are "trash" despite truly idolizing them.30s
- Q8Which character/characters are Romantics in the novel?Victor & Robert WaltonHenry Clerval onlyElizabeth & HenryCaroline Beaufort only30s
- Q9What does the FOLLOWING PASSAGE reveal about Victor? "The dissecting room and the slaughter-house furnished many of the materials for my creation, and often did my human nature turn with loathing from my occupation whilst still urged on by an eagerness which perpetually increased as I brought my work near to a conclusion."Victor is struggling to get the nature of man created correctly, thus he has given up on becoming a God-like figure.Victor is dreaming and he is narrating the horrifying things he is seeing while he is asleep in an opiate induced slumber; he is disgusted with the dark thoughts he has taking over his mind since his mother's death.Victor's moral compass is starting to get to him because he's disgusted and horrified by what he's doing, yet he continues to because his obsession with his creation has taken over; he is like an addict.Victor is incredibly pleased with his creation, and cannot wait to have it call him "father" because he has no family where he is and he's lonely.60s
- Q10What is driving Victor's actions?Obsession with the fame that will accompany being the first human to do God's workThe bottled grief for his mother and a subconscious desire to one day bring her back to life.The dark desire to get back at Master Krempe for making him feel foolish.A need to gain his father's approval.60s