All Free English Literature MCQs with Answers
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- A. 1816
- B. 1814
- C. 1808
- D. 1812
Explanation: Mary Shelley visited the region associated with Frankenstein Castle in 1814 during her travels in Germany.
Correct answer: 1814- A. Bildungsroman novel
- B. Romantic novel
- C. Künstlerroman novel
- D. epistolary novel
Explanation: Frankenstein is presented partly through letters, so it belongs to the epistolary fiction tradition.
Correct answer: epistolary novel- A. University of Tübingen
- B. University of Greifswald
- C. University of Freiburg
- D. University of Ingolstadt
Explanation: Victor Frankenstein studies at the University of Ingolstadt, where he develops his theory and experiments with the animation of dead…
Correct answer: University of Ingolstadt3184. In which edition of the novel Frankenstein the name of the author Mary Shelley first appeared ?
- A. 2nd Edition
- B. 1st Edition
- C. 4th Edition
- D. 3rd Edition
Explanation: The first edition of Frankenstein, published anonymously in 1818, did not name Mary Shelley.
Correct answer: 2nd Edition3185. To where Walton's expedition was headed when he meets the gigantic figure and the emaciated Victor ?
- A. North Pole
- B. Bermuda
- C. Galapagos
- D. Africa
Explanation: Walton’s voyage is an Arctic expedition toward the North Pole, where he encounters the exhausted Victor Frankenstein and later sees the…
Correct answer: North Pole- A. Kristofer Frankenstein
- B. Paris Frankenstein
- C. Victor Frankenstein
- D. Mario Frankenstein
Explanation: Victor Frankenstein is the scientist who creates the Creature and becomes the novel’s central human character.
Correct answer: Victor Frankenstein- A. 26
- B. 18
- C. 31
- D. 24
Explanation: Mary Shelley began developing Frankenstein in 1816, when she was eighteen, during the famous stay at Lake Geneva with Percy Shelley and…
Correct answer: 18- A. 1815
- B. 1820
- C. 1818
- D. 1822
Explanation: The first edition of Frankenstein was published anonymously in 1818. Its full title, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, identifies…
Correct answer: 1818- A. Someone who can transform him
- B. Another monster
- C. Another creature without the fearful features
- D. A female companion
Explanation: The Creature asks Victor to create a female companion so that he will not remain utterly isolated.
Correct answer: A female companion- A. Frankenstein; or, The Evil Scientist
- B. Frankenstein; or, The Monster
- C. Frankenstein; or, The Devil Within
- D. Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Explanation: The complete title is Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. The subtitle compares Victor’s creation of life with Prometheus’s theft of…
Correct answer: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus- A. God/Yahweh
- B. Judea
- C. Lot
- D. A and B
Explanation: In the Book of Job, Satan appears in the heavenly court and speaks with God, or Yahweh, about Job's righteousness.
Correct answer: God/Yahweh- A. Thomas Nah
- B. Thomas lodge
- C. Thomas Kyd
- D. Thomas Hardy
Explanation: Thomas Lodge was the son of Sir Thomas Lodge, a wealthy London merchant and Lord Mayor.
Correct answer: Thomas lodge