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Quiz about Gothic Literature
Quiz about Gothic Literature

Gothic Literature Trivia Quiz


How well do you know your 18th Century gothic literature? This easy quiz features questions on the themes and the authors of seven gothic novels.

A multiple-choice quiz by highland_jadey. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
185,178
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1101
Last 3 plays: Guest 31 (8/10), Guest 174 (6/10), Guest 174 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which of the following novels started as a literary competition? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What characteristics do the authors of "The Castle of Otranto", "The Monk", and "Vathek" have in common? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of the following novels was written first, and is therefore considered to be the beginning of the English Gothic novel tradition? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which country that Anne Radcliffe describes in "The Mysteries of Udolpho" is one that she had not visited? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What do "The Castle of Otranto" and "The Old English Baron" have in common? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Jane Austen wrote a novel that can be categorised as gothic, at least in some of its elements.


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of these novels takes place in Arabia? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of the following gothic novels is also an example of travel writing? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which author had a gothic mansion built for his residence? HINT: He is also the wealthiest of all the authors. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In which of these novels is fashion particularly notable? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of the following novels started as a literary competition?

Answer: Frankenstein

Mary Shelley was selected as the first to write a horror story.
2. What characteristics do the authors of "The Castle of Otranto", "The Monk", and "Vathek" have in common?

Answer: They were all suspected of being homosexual.

All were suspected of being homosexual: Horace Walpole (author of "Castle of Otranto") never married; Matthew Lewis (author of "The Monk") had rumours about his preferences for most of his life; and William Beckford (author of "Vathek") was caught in bed with his male cousin.
3. Which of the following novels was written first, and is therefore considered to be the beginning of the English Gothic novel tradition?

Answer: The Castle of Otranto

Horace Walpole wrote "The Castle of Otranto", which was followed by Clara Reeve's novel "The Old English Baron".
4. Which country that Anne Radcliffe describes in "The Mysteries of Udolpho" is one that she had not visited?

Answer: Italy

Despite her realistic descriptions of the scenery, she had never visited Italy.
5. What do "The Castle of Otranto" and "The Old English Baron" have in common?

Answer: Both were originally said to be "found manuscripts".

In the prefaces to the first editions to these two books, both authors claimed that these were not original texts, but edited manuscripts.
6. Jane Austen wrote a novel that can be categorised as gothic, at least in some of its elements.

Answer: True

True. She wrote "Northanger Abbey". Although this is more of a parody of gothic novels, it shares many elements with them.
7. Which of these novels takes place in Arabia?

Answer: Vathek

Vathek is a caliph, a ruler in Arabia.
8. Which of the following gothic novels is also an example of travel writing?

Answer: The Mysteries of Udolpho

Collectively, approximately 100 pages of this novel is committed to descriptions of the surroundings.
9. Which author had a gothic mansion built for his residence? HINT: He is also the wealthiest of all the authors.

Answer: William Beckford

Neither Poe nor Lewis built any kind of mansion. Matthew Walpole was not an author (although Horace Walpole was, and he built himself a gothic mansion). William Beckford had expensive dreams and sufficient funding to fulfill them when he built Fonthill Abbey.
10. In which of these novels is fashion particularly notable?

Answer: Northanger Abbey

Fashion and transportation of the 19th Century are both notable features in "Northanger Abbey".
Source: Author highland_jadey

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