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.
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - The popularity of which Gothic novelist is parodied in Austen’s “Northanger Abbey” ?
A. Horace Walpole
B. Ann Radcliffe
C. Matthew Lewis
D. Mary Shelley - 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 - All of the following are associated with Gothic architecture EXCEPT_______________?
A. Vaulted ceilings
B. The Middle Ages
C. Complicated floor plans
D. Neo-classicism - 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 - What role does Rosario play in the Gothic atmosphere of “The Monk” ?
A. Queer provocateur
B. Heroine in distress
C. Angel in the house
D. Pursued protagonist - According to Ellen Moers, how does Radcliffe’s heroine differ from the typical Gothic woman ?
A. Emily ends up happily married.
B. Emily’s sense of decorum seems to falter late in the novel.
C. Emily is a sensible rather than defenseless woman.
D. Emily provides a unique example of a weak woman. - In what way does the Gothic novel of the 18th century differ from the modern English novel that began to emerge in the 17th century and flourished in the 18th century ?
A. The focus on the middle and working classes
B. The consideration of the sensibilities of the protagonists
C. Plots taken from everyday life
D. The exploration of cultural taboos - “It is very seldom that mere ordinary people like John and myself secure ancestral halls for the summer.” How does this opening sentence of Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” NOT immediately suggest the Gothic ?
A. The reference to ancestral halls
B. The uncommon nature of the event
C. The first-person narrator
D. The dichotomy between the concepts of ordinary and estate - What quality does the Gothic novel of the 18th and early 19th centuries share with the majority of English novels of the same time period ?
A. Realism
B. An epistolary format
C. A focus on the individual
D. An English setting
