Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto initiated which literary tradition ?

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1. What Gothic literary convention did NOT originate with Horace Walpole’s “The Castle of Otranto” ?

   A. The ancestral castle
   B. Psychological terror
   C. The supernatural
   D. Physical violence

2. Why does Horace Walpole make use of elaborate machines in “The Castle of Otranto” ?

   A. To encourage rational evaluation rather than arouse emotional reactions
   B. To emphasize the importance of character development over action
   C. To assist with the flight and pursuit of villains and their prey
   D. To support the growth and development of machinery in the 18th century

3. Complete the following sentence. We can best understand the medieval setting of Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto as______________?

   A. revealing his interest in Chaucer.
   B. enabling his 18th-century readers access to a world they would see as less rational.
   C. promoting the rise of museums.
   D. commenting on the French and Indian War.

4. In “The Castle of Otranto” which attitude does Walpole express towards primogeniture ?

   A. It is a necessary part of the social order.
   B. It is essentially fair.
   C. It is monstrous.
   D. It will naturally fall out of favor.

5. Based on your readings for this course, which of the following best summarizes how most critics interpret the crumbling castle in “The Castle of Otranto” ?

   A. The castle represents the presence of newer technologies.
   B. The castle signifies the ruin of feudal medievalism.
   C. The castle symbolizes the desire for a more powerful aristocracy.
   D. The castle shows the lack of change in popular architecture styles.

6. The Gothic novel, a popular genre for the Romantics, exemplified in the writing of Horace Walpole and Ann Radcliffe, could contain which of the following elements ?

   A. supernatural phenomenon
   B. perversion and sadism, often involving a maiden’s persecution
   C. plots of mystery and terror set in inhospitable, sullen landscapes
   D. all of the above

7. In what way does Radcliffe depart from Walpole’s earlier tradition ?

   A. She creates a strong male hero to rescue Emily.
   B. She is not concerned with issues of rightful inheritance.
   C. She sets the novel in present day.
   D. She resolves the appearance of supernatural phenomena.

8. In “The Castle of Otranto” what “monstrous Other” does Manfred embody ?

   A. The undead
   B. The outcast
   C. The cursed
   D. The transgendered

9. Why is “The Castle of Otranto” often considered a reaction against the Enlightenment ?

   A. It shows the possible dangers of science.
   B. It exposes the deep flaws in medieval ways of thinking about the world.
   C. It marks a return to more primitive ways of pre-Enlightenment thought and expression.
   D. It suggests that reason is more important than emotion.

10. Based on your readings for the course, which of the following best states how critics often interpret the dead hand in “The Castle of Otranto” ?

    A. The hand represents the superiority of the Enlightenment over medievalism.
    B. The hand symbolizes the danger of marriage.
    C. The hand signifies the mysterious pull of the labyrinth.
    D. The hand represents the claim of primogeniture over the living.