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41. All of the following are ways in which The Castle of Otranto reflects the values of Enlightenment England EXCEPT_________________?
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A. The concern for the sanctity of legal inheritance

B. The interest in the lessons and values of the Middle Ages for England in the 18th century

C. The support for the British class system

D. The belief in British superiority to foreign countries

42. In what way does Radcliffe depart from Walpoles earlier tradition ?
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A. She is not concerned with issues of rightful inheritance.

B. She resolves the appearance of supernatural phenomena.

C. She sets the novel in present day.

D. She creates a strong male hero to rescue Emily.

43. In what way is The Monk a reaction to the French Revolution ?
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A. It includes apocalyptic themes.

B. It condemns the misuse of power.

C. It predicts the upheaval of society.

D. It represents society as relatively stable.

44. What does the term angel in the house signify ?
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A. The idea that the Victorian woman represents the new woman

B. The idea that confinement in the home may induce madness

C. The idea that women are pure and morally superior to men

D. The idea that women should advise men

45. Why do scholars consider the first wave of the English Gothic novel an aspect of Romanticism ?
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A. The ascendency of human reason in the Gothic novel

B. The Gothic novels interest in the apocalyptic prophecies found in Hebrew and Christian Scriptures

C. The use of poetic prose in the Gothic novel

D. The representation of contemporary life in the Gothic novel

46. Which of the following is NOT a theme of The Castle of Otranto ?
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A. The rupture of the everyday by acts of violence

B. Unnatural forces overwhelming human endeavor

C. The return of the past to the present

D. The destruction of humanity through scientific experimentation

47. How does Emily show initiative in The Mysteries of Udolpho ?
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A. She leaves home in search of adventure.

B. She rejects her aunts invitation to travel to Italy.

C. She converts to Catholicism.

D. She takes control of her own money.

48. Why does one scholar suggest that The Monk represents literary transvestism ?
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A. The habited nuns

B. Lewiss use of a female pseudonym in the original edition

C. Ambrosios rape and murder of his sister

D. Lewiss choiceof a feminine literary genre

49. What is NOT Gothic about the room to which the female protagonist of The Yellow Wallpaper is confined ?
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A. It is removed from the main area of the house.

B. It is locked.

C. It is sunny.

D. It has bars on the window.

50. In The Monk what event does NO represent the theme of entrapment of women ?
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A. Agness admittance to the convent

B. Antonias death

C. The magic mirror

D. Matildas dressing as Rosario

51. In The Gothic Sublime how does Mishra characterize the labyrinth motif ?
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A. As the readers inward turn to examine his or her own tangled consciousness

B. As a place for the distressed heroine to hide

C. As a means for characters to directly confront unconscious problems

D. As a plot structure that diminishes the Gothic novels intensity

52. How does the uncanny function in Frankenstein ?
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A. The monsters grotesque body is actually made of human parts.

B. The normal activity of vivisection is represented as horrible.

C. Seemingly normal characters are actually terrifying.

D. The dramatic landscape provides an alternative to the usual world.

53. For what historical event did the Gothic serve as a metaphor ?
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A. The American Revolution

B. The Industrial Revolution

C. The Battle of Waterloo

D. The French Revolution

54. Although at least one critic has likened Thornfield to Bridewell, in what way are the two structures different ?
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A. Each owner upends the prevailing law of the land.

B. Both are former palaces.

C. The owners of each had mistresses.

D. On the outside they look like homes, but on the inside they are prisons

55. How do theorists suggest that the Gothic novel resembles queer and camp ?
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A. The body is represented in abnormal ways.

B. Gender issues are often overlooked.

C. Many protagonists mothers are absent.

D. Womens issues are interrogated.

56. What role does Rosario play in the Gothic atmosphere of The Monk ?
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A. Angel in the house

B. Queer provocateur

C. Heroine in distress

D. Pursued protagonist

57. In Jane Eyre how does Bertha NOT trouble the patriarchy ?
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A. She exemplifies unfeminine anger.

B. She is not submissive.

C. She is understood to be mad.

D. She is sexually deviant.

58. The vampire myth is NOT associated with which of the following ?
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A. Incest

B. The fear of being buried alive

C. The fear of dying

D. Life rituals with blood

59. What is a Satanic Hero ?
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A. A hero who is usually defined by his fatal attraction to women

B. A hero-villain who defies the laws of Gods universe

C. A hero who is known for being aristocratic, moody, and secretive

D. A character who is essentially kind but performs a horrible act by accident

60. Which term is most closely affiliated with the female Gothic ?
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A. Ghosts

B. Terror

C. Sentimentalism

D. Horror

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