A. It includes apocalyptic themes.
B. It represents society as relatively stable.
C. It condemns the misuse of power.
D. It predicts the upheaval of society.
Related Mcqs:
- How is the abbey in “The Monk” NOT Gothic ?
A. It is a Catholic structure.
B. It was built in the Middle Ages.
C. It is a sanctuary for women.
D. It is labyrinthine. - Why does one scholar suggest that “The Monk” represents literary transvestism ?
A. The habited nuns
B. Ambrosio’s rape and murder of his sister
C. Lewis’s use of a female pseudonym in the original edition
D. Lewis’s choiceof a feminine literary genre - 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 - In “The Monk” what event does NO represent the theme of entrapment of women ?
A. Antonia’s death
B. Matilda’s dressing as Rosario
C. Agnes’s admittance to the convent
D. The magic mirror - How does the motif of the wandering Jew figure in “The Monk” ?
A. It introduces one of several supernatural elements into the plot.
B. It dispels the anti-Semitism associated with the Gothic novel.
C. It offers a positive alternative to the excesses of the Catholic Church.
D. It suggests that redemption is possible through penitence. - Which character best represents the concept of terror versus that of horror in Lewis’s “The Monk” ?
A. Agnes
B. Ambrosio
C. Baptiste
D. Matilda - How does Lewis portray the Catholic confessional in “The Monk”?
A. As a path to redemption
B. As a necessary control
C. As a voyeuristic activity
D. As a model for contemporary police work - Fill in the blank. _______ was a Christian theologian and Augustinian monk whose teachings inspired the Protestant Reformation?
A. Niccolo Machiavelli
B. Martin Luther
C. John Milton
D. John Wycliffe - Complete the following sentence. According to Edmund Burke, the French Revolution was________________?
A. the ultimate expression of humankind’s ability to control its own destiny.
B. a misguided attempt to overthrow human nature by rejecting tradition.
C. a necessary change that was beginning to go astray.
D. an event that had little consequence to England - Which of the following English groups were supportive of the French Revolution during its early years ?
A. Republicans
B. Liberals
C. Radicals
D. both B and C
