A. Unnatural forces overwhelming human endeavor
B. The rupture of the everyday by acts of violence
C. The destruction of humanity through scientific experimentation
D. The return of the past to the present
Related Mcqs:
- Based on your readings for this course, which of the following best summarizes how most critics interpret the crumbling castle in “The Castle of Otranto” ?
A. The castle represents the presence of newer technologies.
B. The castle signifies the ruin of feudal medievalism.
C. The castle symbolizes the desire for a more powerful aristocracy.
D. The castle shows the lack of change in popular architecture styles. - All of the following are ways in which “The Castle of Otranto” reflects the values of Enlightenment England EXCEPT_________________?
A. The concern for the sanctity of legal inheritance
B. The interest in the lessons and values of the Middle Ages for England in the 18th century
C. The support for the British class system
D. The belief in British superiority to foreign countries - Based on your readings for the course, which of the following best states how critics often interpret the dead hand in “The Castle of Otranto” ?
A. The hand represents the superiority of the Enlightenment over medievalism.
B. The hand symbolizes the danger of marriage.
C. The hand signifies the mysterious pull of the labyrinth.
D. The hand represents the claim of primogeniture over the living. - Complete the following sentence. We can best understand the medieval setting of Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto as______________?
A. revealing his interest in Chaucer.
B. enabling his 18th-century readers access to a world they would see as less rational.
C. promoting the rise of museums.
D. commenting on the French and Indian War. - Why does Horace Walpole make use of elaborate machines in “The Castle of Otranto” ?
A. To encourage rational evaluation rather than arouse emotional reactions
B. To emphasize the importance of character development over action
C. To assist with the flight and pursuit of villains and their prey
D. To support the growth and development of machinery in the 18th century - What Gothic literary convention did NOT originate with Horace Walpole’s “The Castle of Otranto” ?
A. The ancestral castle
B. Psychological terror
C. The supernatural
D. Physical violence - In “The Castle of Otranto” what “monstrous Other” does Manfred embody ?
A. The undead
B. The outcast
C. The cursed
D. The transgendered - In what way does Thornfield Hall differ from the Castle of Otranto, Udolpho, and the Convent of St. Clare ?
A. It is the scene of violence.
B. It is the scene of sexual transgression.
C. It is the scene of redemption for the Byronic hero.
D. It serves as a kind of prison. - In “The Castle of Otranto” which attitude does Walpole express towards primogeniture ?
A. It is a necessary part of the social order.
B. It is essentially fair.
C. It is monstrous.
D. It will naturally fall out of favor. - Why is “The Castle of Otranto” often considered a reaction against the Enlightenment ?
A. It shows the possible dangers of science.
B. It exposes the deep flaws in medieval ways of thinking about the world.
C. It marks a return to more primitive ways of pre-Enlightenment thought and expression.
D. It suggests that reason is more important than emotion.
