A. The normal activity of vivisection is represented as horrible.
B. Seemingly normal characters are actually terrifying.
C. The dramatic landscape provides an alternative to the usual world.
D. The monster’s grotesque body is actually made of human parts.
Related Mcqs:
- In which way does Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” include elements of the uncanny ?
A. It reflects a woman’s everyday life.
B. An everyday object causes her terror.
C. An apparently normal person is revealed as a man.
D. It features a body transformation. - All of the following refer to “the uncanny” EXCEPT________________?
A. A psychoanalytic term that explains terror
B. The supernatural
C. “Unheimlich”
D. A sense of uncomfortable strangeness - To whom is the concept of the uncanny attributed ?
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Edmund Lewis
C. Edmund Burke
D. Mary Shelley - In “Frankenstein” how do dreams function ?
A. They provide relief from the real world.
B. They prophesy future destruction.
C. They are part of the unconscious controlled by science.
D. They obscure deep emotions. - The Freudian concept of “the uncanny” refers to_________________?
A. a feeling of being disconnected from the world.
B. a sense of something being familiar and foreign at once.
C. terror at the thought of death.
D. a realization of one’s empowered position in the world. - In “Frankenstein” how does Shelley represent science ?
A. As potentially productive when used correctly
B. As something needed for humans to advance
C. As a way to resolve human madness
D. As inherently monstrous - How does Frankenstein’s monster learn about the Garden of Eden ?
A. He reads the Bible.
B. He is taught by Victor about the Bible.
C. He reads Milton’s “Paradise Lost.”
D. He listens outside church services. - Who should NOT be viewed as Prometheus in Shelley’s “Frankenstein” ?
A. Frankenstein’s monster
B. Mary Shelley
C. Robert Walton
D. Frankenstein - Which of the following best describes how the novel “Frankenstein” is understood by critics ?
A. As a commentary on Victorian England
B. As an apolitical horror story
C. As a novel ghostwritten by Perce Shelley
D. As an exploration on the effects of science on humanity - Which statement best summarizes the parallel between Frankenstein and Prometheus ?
A. Both were successful because they followed the laws of nature.
B. Both refused to use science to do innovative work.
C. Both worked collaboratively.
D. Both suffered for their attempt to do divine work.
