What role does Rosario play in the Gothic atmosphere of “The Monk” ?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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.

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.

5. One purpose of LITERARY CRITICISM is described below: “The historical approach, for instance, might be helpful in addressing a problem in Thomas Otway’s play Venice Preserv’d. Why are the conspirators, despite the horrible, bloody details of their obviously brutish plan, portrayed in a sympathetic light? If we look at the author and his time, we see that he was a Tory whose play was performed in the wake of the Popish Plot and the Exclusion Bill Crisis, and that there are obvious similarities between the Conspiracy in the play and the Popish Plot in history. The Tories would never approve of the bloody Popish Plot, but they nonetheless sympathized with the plotters for the way they were abused by the Tory enemy, the Whigs. Thus it makes sense for Otway to condemn the conspiracy itself in Vencie Preserv’d without condemning the conspirators themselves.” What purpose does this prescribe to ?

   A. To help resolve a question, problem, or difficulty in the readin
   B. To help decide which is the better of two conflicting readings.
   C. To enable to form judgments about literature.
   D. All of the above answers are correct.

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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