A. Reason over emotions
B. The necessity for an aristocracy
C. The power of feelings
D. A sense of adventure
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following best characterizes the ways that Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho links the Gothic novel with the sentimental form ?
A. Its use of a medieval setting to reflect on rational progress
B. Its focus on having readers vicariously experience the dangers that a heroine faces
C. Its ambivalent treatment of its leading villain
D. Its use of the sublime - In which of the following ways does Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho combine the features of the Gothic and the sentimental ?
A. It emphasizes emotion over reason.
B. It has a didactic moral focus.
C. There is a focus on a central love story.
D. All of these answers - The statements below are parts of the steps on “How to Write an Analytical Essay about Short Fiction”. Which comes in as the last thing to do in the writing an essay about short fiction ?
A. Begin your paper with an introduction that identifies the purpose of the paper and the text you are addressing.
B. Compose topic sentences (four or five, perhaps) that support, explore, demonstrate, or illustrate your thesis.
C. Select specific passages in the text of the story that help you to develop each topic sentence.
D. Build your paper to a climax; save your most engaging or important topic sentence for discussion last. - Given the popularity of the Gothic novel and the novel of purpose, which of the following novelists wrote fiction that is closer in subject matter to the novel of manners than it is to the writing of her own era ?
A. Fanny Burney
B. Mary Wollstonecraft
C. Anna Letitia Barbauld
D. Jane Austen - What is the significance of the “bloody bedchamber” in Gothic fiction ?
A. It represents male sexuality.
B. It suggests female complicity in sexual deviance.
C. It refers to the location of murder in Gothic novels.
D. It symbolizes the forced sequestration of women both before and after marriage. - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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. - The main plot of Richardson’s Pamela reflects the main characteristics of the sentimental novel through its emphasis on which of the following ?
A. Pamela’s attempt to seduce her employer
B. Pamela’s parents’ attempt to marry her to a wealthy landowner
C. Pamela’s struggle to overcome her poverty through hard-work
D. Pamela’s attempts to protect her chastity from the advances of her employer
