1831 Introduction to Frankenstein Quiz

What was the season and year Mary Shelly wrote Frankenstein?

Question Answer Choices Fall, 1818 Spring, 1822 Summer, 1816 Winter, 1820

Why does Mary Shelley state that the newer introduction was necessary?

Question Answer Choices They thought Polidori wrote the text. They wanted an account of the original story They wanted to find the real author. They wanted to make sure she wrote it.

Who does Mary Shelley state wrote Frankenstein?

Question Answer Choices Lord Byron John Polidori Percy Shelley Mary Shelley

What types of alterations does Mary Shelley claim to have made to her novel's first writing?

Question Answer Choices Metaphorical changes Stylistic changes Imagery changes No changes

According to Shelley, what comes out of chaos?

Question Answer Choices Voids Invention Conflict Character

Shelley's novel includes a sentence which defines the night upon which the creature comes to life. What month was it?

Question Answer Choices October November March January

What did Dr. Darwin place in a glass case (which came to eventually move)?

Question Answer Choices A dead bird A finger Vermicelli An olive

Who proposed that those in attendance write a ghost story?

Question Answer Choices John Polidori Lord Byron Mary Shelley Percy Shelley

Mary Shelley wrote this Introduction in what city?

Question Answer Choices Geneva London Berlin Paris