“A MANUSCRIPT was communicated to me during my travels in Italy, which was copied from the archives of the Cenci Palace at Rome, and contains a detailed account of the horrors which ended in the extinction of one of the noblest families of that city during the Pontificate of Clement VIII, in the year 1599.” All of the following state why this quotation from Perce Shelley’s “The Cenci” represents the Gothic EXCEPT_____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Dr. Samuel Gladden, in his essay “Shelley’s Agenda Writ Large: Reconsidering Oedipus Tyrannus; or, Swellfoot the Tyrant ,” argues that Shelley’s “Oedipus- Tyrannus” is important because a_______________?

   A. Shelley himself dismissed the poem
   B. The poem was incomplete
   C. Shelley recognizes the power of sexual transgression in it
   D. Shelley writes about Byron’s sexuality in it

2. Paul O’Brien’s essay on Shelley suggests that Shelley was______________?

   A. Not an atheist
   B. In love with Lord Byron
   C. Suicidal
   D. Fiercely anti-war

3. In “The Gothic Sublime” how does Mishra characterize the Gothic novel ?

   A. As a version of the Romantic novel
   B. As a set of literary devices developed in the 18th century but applicable to present day
   C. As the antithesis of postmodernism
   D. As the resolution of madness

4. In what way does Gothic-style architecture complement the themes of the Gothic novel ?

   A. The ethereal quality of the interior space of Gothic architecture
   B. The scientific advancement of the ribbed vault and flying buttress associated with Gothic architecture
   C. The reduction in width of the stone masonry in Gothic architecture
   D. The immense scale typical of Gothic structures

5. How did the term “Gothic” become associated with the literary phenomenon known as the Gothic novel ?

   A. The excessive violence found in the Gothic novel
   B. The barbarians that populate the Gothic novel
   C. The use of the word in the subtitle of Walpole’s novel
   D. The style of architecture found in the Gothic novel

6. How does the use of Gothic architecture assist the Gothic novelist ?

   A. It engenders confusion for both the novel’s protagonist and readers.
   B. It offers a secure refuge for the novel’s protagonist.
   C. It provides the space for a large community of people to congregate.
   D. It represents the glory of a bygone age.

7. In 1599 which famous actor and his brother Cuthbert set a new playhouse on the Bank side, called the Globe ?

   A. Augustine Phillipps
   B. John Heimnge
   C. Henry Condell
   D. Richard Burbage

8. Why do scholars consider the first wave of the English Gothic novel an aspect of Romanticism ?

   A. The use of poetic prose in the Gothic novel
   B. The Gothic novel’s interest in the apocalyptic prophecies found in Hebrew and Christian Scriptures
   C. The ascendency of human reason in the Gothic novel
   D. The representation of contemporary life in the Gothic novel

9. Why is the concept of the sublime important in Gothic literature ?

   A. It leads the reader to overlook the beauty of nature.
   B. It reminds readers of their civic duties.
   C. It causes an experience of elestasis, or transport.
   D. It creates a sense of contentment.

10. In “Ode to the West Wind,” why does Shelley ask the wind to “make me thy lyre” ?

    A. To help drive his ideas across the universe
    B. To help him reach the afterlife
    C. To help him hear nature’s music
    D. To help him start a new revolutionary war