In “Dracula” what is the significance of the typewriter ?
A. It allows women to participate in the novel.
B. It serves as a path to the public sphere for women.
C. It is a less effective tool than traditional folklore weapons.
D. It becomes a way to conceal information.
The Gothic novel was intended to have which of the following effects on the reader ?
A. To create a sense of mystery, gloom, and suspense
B. To make the reader dislike modern society
C. To make the reader feel distaste for supernatural themes
D. To generate feelings of intense pleasure
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.
In what century and in what literary era was the first Gothic novel written ?
A. 17th century; Enlightenment
B. 18th century; Enlightenment
C. 18th century; Romanticism
D. 19th century; Romanticism
How does Lewis portray the Catholic confessional in “The Monk”?
A. As a path to redemption
B. As a necessary control
C. As a voyeuristic activity
D. As a model for contemporary police work
In “The Yellow Wallpaper” what does Gilman suggest about madness ?
A. That it is necessary to contain mad women
B. That it is an artificial patriarchal tool
C. That men also are mad
D. That female madness is a serious obstacle to women’s liberation