Frankenstein Quiz

Why did Mary Shelly write Frankenstein in the first place?

Mary, her husband, and Lord Byron were in a competition to see who could write the scariest story.

How did the idea come to Mary?

Mary's idea for the story came to her in a dream.

What is Victor Frankenstein seeking at the beginning of the book?

He seeks answers to what occurs in nature and the physical world.

What makes the book an epistolary novel?

It is written as a series of diary entries and is composed of letters.

An allusion is a reference. What other works is Frankenstein an allusion to?

"Paradise Lost" and "Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner"

What is the full title of the book?

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

Where is Victor's childhood home?

Geneva.

Finish this quote: "It was on a dreary night in November..."

" It was on a dreary night in November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils. " Ch 5 -Victor Frankenstein-

How did Victor first describe the monster?

Dull yellow eyes, 8 feet tall.

Where did Victor Frankenstein attend college?

University of Ingolstadt, in Germany.

What was Justine accused of?

The murder of William Frankenstein.

Describe the people in the cottage.

Often unhappy. living in poverty.

What time period is the book written in?

The romantic time period.

What are the traits of the time period of which the book is written?

Awe of nature, Belief of individual or common man, faith in power of imagination.

Who is Safie?

A daughter of a Turkish merchant adopted by the De Lacy family.

What is Agatha?

A daughter in the De Lacy family

Who is Elizabeth?

An orphan taken in by the Frankenstein family who is raised with Victor and later becomes his wife.

What is Delacy's disability?

He is blind.

How does the creature come to find out what he looks like?

By reading the what victor wrote about creating him

What does the monster do to help the cottagers?

Collects fire wood for them.

How does the monster plan to approach the cottagers?

By speaking to Delacy while the others are away on a walk.

What does the creature do when this goes wrong?

Swears to avenge himself on all humankind and heads towards Geneva.

After William's death what does the monster request from Victor?

A companion.

Who looked forward to Victor and Elizabeth's marriage?

Victor's father.

What does the monster say he will do if Victor would make him a companion?

Go away, never to kill or interact with humans again.

Why does Victor go to England?

To create the monster's companion.

Why does Victor destroy the second creature?

It may be worse that the first, it may not agree to go into hiding, together they could cause more trouble.

What does victor drop off of the side of his boat?

The remains of the second creature.

Where and why does victor get arrested?

He is arrested in an unknown town for murder.

What does Victor do after seeing Henry Clerval's body?

Victor falls into convulsions and becomes sick for a long time.

Who comes to help Victor out of jail?

His Father.

How does Victor's father die?

From sadness.

What happens to the creature at the end of the book?

He flees from the ship to northern ice.

Because of the creature, who loses their life and who lives?

Clerval, William, and Elizabeth are killed by the monster. Victor lives his life full of events caused by the monster.

What is the monster attempting to do when he is shot in the shoulder?

Save a girl who fell in the stream.

What does the monster ask of Victor at the end of chapter 16?

The monster wants Victor to create a female companion for him.

After Victor refuses to create a mate how does the monster threaten him?

The monster says that he will kill everyone Victor loves.

After Victor agrees to make a female monster what does the monster tell him?

The monster vows to watch Victor, and make sure he is making progress.

Where does Victor decide to go to create the female monster?

England

What does Victor's father talk to Victor about before he leaves for England?

He talks to Victor about marrying Elizabeth.

Who goes with Victor to England?

Henry Clerval

What Victor realizes as he is creating the female monster?

That the monster will have her own free will, and that they might not be able to control her.

Who is Victor's main supporter after his arrest?

Mr. Kirwin

What happens when Victor returns to the English town?

He gets arrested for the murder of Henry Clerval.

What does Victor do when he finds out the dead man is Henry?

Goes a little bit crazy, and then just becomes sort of incompetent for a couple of months.

Who comes to see Victor after his arrest?

Alphonse Frankenstein

What is Victor's plan when he gets back to Geneva?

Finally marry Elizabeth.

The creature's threat to Frankenstein after he refuses to make him a mate- quote

"I will be with you on your wedding night"

Crime for which Victor was accused

The death of Henry Clerval

What happened on Frankenstein and Elizabeth's wedding night

The monster kills Elizabeth in their wedding bed

Victor's father's response to the death and trauma

Victor's father dies of grief

Frankenstein's decision after Elizabeth and his father have died

Find and destroy the monster

How Frankenstein dies

Natural causes/illness on the ship in the Arctic

The fate of the creature

He finds Frankenstein dead and decides to leave the ship and kill himself

Reason why the monster decides to float away on an ice raft in the Arctic

His being is connected with Victor's and he doesn't want to live in a world where his creator has died

Purpose of Victor's story

A warning that pushing the limits of science and discovery has terrible cost

Reason why Walton decides to turn his voyage to safety

Discovering the unknown is not worth risking the life of innocent men

How the monster learns how to read and write basic language

The monster watches the DeLacey family interacting and teaching Safie

Frankenstein's first reaction to the monster asking for a mate

Frankenstein refuses to create another horrific creature

Who is Victor Frankenstein?

The creator of the creature

What is the monster?

The creature that Frankenstein creates

Who is William Frankenstein?

Victor's younger brother who is murdered by the monster

Who is Alphonse Frankenstein?

Victor's father

Who is Elizabeth?

Victor's adopted sister, and future wife

Who is De Lacey?

Old blind man in the cottage

Who is Safie?

Arabian who becomes Felix's wife

Who is Felix?

De Lacey's son who drives the monster from the cottage

Who is Mr. Kirwin?

Magistrate in Ireland who takes pity on Victor

Who is Henry Clerval?

Victor's childhood friend

Who is Robert Walton?

Arctic explorer whose letters begin and end the novel

How many stories are there? Whose?

Walton's, Frankenstein's, The Monster's, The Delacey Family