AP LIT FINAL EXAM REVIEW FRANKENSTEIN

Victor's interest in science is initially inspired by his youthful reading of the works of

Cornelius Agrippa

After Victor's Creature comes alive, Victor looks at him and...

is horrified and runs away

Which of the following characteristics does Walton NOT share with Victor Frankenstein?

a fear and hatred for Victor's creation

Ultimately, Victor's schooling results in his being obsessed with..

the secret of life

"Seek happiness in tranquility, and avoid ambition, even if it be only the apparently innocent

one of distinguishing yourself in science and discoveries." Who said this?

Victor Frankenstein

Which of the following is an accurate representation of a symbolic relationship in

Frankenstein? 1. the creature and Adam 2. God and science 3. Exploration and truth

1 only

Victor completes his creation in...

the basement of an old factory

an apartment in town

Where does Walton find Victor Frankenstein?

on a piece of ice floating in the ocean

How does Victor bring his creation to life?

he doesn't say how he does it

Identify the recurring motifs from Frankenstein. 1. The hidden monster in everyone 2.Narration through Letters 3. Nature as indicator of mental condition

2 & 3

"I saw-with shut eyes, but acute mental vision--I saw the pale student of unhallowed arts

kneeling beside the thing he had put together." Who said this?

Mary Shelly

For whose death is the creature neither directly nor indirectly responsible?

Caroline Beaufort

Who is shocked by the creature's appearance?

Everyone who sees him

Why does the creature feel guilty about his treatment of the people he is watching?

he has been stealing their food

Which of the following in NOT one of the themes in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley?

Acceptance

Why do the creature's observations of the cottagers cause him both happiness and grief?

all these

"What may not be expected in a country of eternal light?" Who said this?

Robert Walton

How does the creature learn about his creator?

he finds some papers in his pocket

Why does the creature plan to reveal himself to DeLacey first?

He is blind

In what way does the creature become even more frightening after Victor meets him the

second time?

he is victors intellectual equal

The creature promises to leave Victor alone if he will do what?

make him a mate

"I, the miserable and the abandoned, am an abortion, to be spurned at, and kicked, and

trampled on." Who said this?

The creature

Victor destroys his second creation when..

he sees the monster watching

When Victor breaks his promise, the monster vows to be with him...

on his wedding night

Victor is hesitant to finish his second creation because he is afraid that..

it might spawn a race of monsters

What is Walton's goal?

find a new passage between the atlantic and pacific

Victor's greatest sin is...

abandoning the creature

"My life might have been passed in ease and luxury; but I preferred glory to every enticement

that wealth placed in my path." Who said this?

Robert Walton

Which of the following is NOT a setting Frankenstein?

a ruined windmill

At the end of Frankenstein, who says this: "But soon I shall die, and what I now feel be no

longer felt. Soon these burning miseries will be extinct. I shall ascend my funeral pile

triumphantly, and exult in the agony of the torturing flames"?

creature

Walton is the first narrator in Frankenstein. Who are the other two?

Victor and the Creature

What is the subtitle of Frankenstein?

Or, The Modern Prometheus

Which of the following in NOT one of the themes in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley?

Eternal Life

Which of the following is an accurate representation of a symbolic relationship in

Frankenstein? 1. Nature and hope 2. Satan and the creature 3. Victor and God

2 & 3 only

Who is the protagonist in Frankenstein?

Victor Frankenstein

Who is the antagonist in Frankenstein?

The creature

"I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest

mysteries of creation." Who said this?

Victor Frankenstein

What purpose does the mostly elevated or formal diction serve in Frankenstein? 1.illustrates Shelley's intellectual and elevated purpose. 2. illustrates Victor's condescending attitude

towards most people. 3. illustrates Victor's, the creature's and Walton's intellectual

superiority.

1 & 3 only