A. Realism
B. An epistolary format
C. A focus on the individual
D. An English setting
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - How is “Jane Eyre” different from the novels of the first wave of English Gothic novels ?
A. Its protagonist is at risk for sexual transgression.
B. It is a Bildungsroman.
C. It explains strange phenomena.
D. The theme of imprisonment is prominent. - 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 - 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 - Why do scholars consider the first wave of the English Gothic novel an aspect of Romanticism ?
A. The use of poetic prose in the Gothic novel
B. The Gothic novel’s interest in the apocalyptic prophecies found in Hebrew and Christian Scriptures
C. The ascendency of human reason in the Gothic novel
D. The representation of contemporary life 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. - Which of the following does NOT accurately describe Robinson Crusoe’s and Oroonoko’s relationship to central features of the early English novel ?
A. Where Oroonoko foregrounds supernatural agents, Robinson Crusoe avoids religion completely.
B. Both are largely set in South America, reflecting the relationship between empire and the early English novel.
C. Oroonoko seems to defend the aristocracy, where Robinson Crusoe elaborates the struggles of the middle class.
D. Both make claims to historical veracity. - A work of literary criticism that considers how social and economic power structures are depicted in a 19th-century English novel would be an example of which type of literary criticism ?
A. Marxist criticism
B. Reader-response criticism
C. Psychoanalytic criticism
D. New Criticism
