Question 1

What historical event influenced Mary Shelley's writing of Frankenstein?

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The Industrial Revolution

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World War II

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The Renaissance

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The American Revolution

Question 2

What theme in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein reflects the Romantic literary movement?

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The beauty and power of nature

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The dangers of science

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The necessity of reason over emotion

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The importance of social class

Question 3

Who was Mary Shelley married to?

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Percy Shelley

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John Keats

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Lord Byron

Question 4

In what year was Mary Shelley's Frankenstein first published?

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1818

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1865

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1798

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1832

Question 5

What famous literary contest led Mary Shelley to write Frankenstein?

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The ghost story contest at Lord Byron's villa

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The Pulitzer Prize

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The Booker Prize

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The National Book Award

Question 6

Where did Mary Shelley find inspiration for the setting of Frankenstein?

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Her travels in Switzerland

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Her childhood home in London

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Her time living in Italy

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Her study of Gothic architecture

Question 7

What tragedy in Mary Shelley's life influenced the creation of Frankenstein?

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The death of her infant daughter

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Her own illness

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Her husband's infidelity

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The bankruptcy of her family

Question 8

What literary movement did Mary Shelley's Frankenstein help popularize?

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Gothic literature

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Realism

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Romanticism

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Modernism

Question 9

What was the subtitle of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?

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The Modern Prometheus

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The Reign of Terror

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The Industrial Revolution

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The Age of Enlightenment

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