The Castle of Otranto Quizzes

The Castle of Otranto Quiz 1

1 What year was the novel written?
1864

1760

1764

1860
2 The novel was the first in the _______ revival.
Neoclassical

Victorian

Gothic

Romanticism
3 In the first preface Walpole
says he wrote the manuscript himself

says he found the manuscript

includes a poem

says he burned the original manuscript
4 In the second preface Walpole
disavows the manuscript altogether

says he found the manuscript

includes a poem

admits he wrote the novel
5 Where is the novel set?
England

Italy

Norway

France
6 When is the novel set?
!8th century

16th century

17th century`

The middle ages
7 Conrad is described as
strong

cruel

dumb

sickly
8 Why do the servants think Manfred set up Conrad's wedding to Isabella?
The prophecy

Isabella brings a lot of money

Conrad demands it

Conrad is old and needs to be married
9 How does Conrad die?
Strangled by a portrait

Stabbed by his father

Crushed by a helmet

Falls off a tower
10 Who does Manfred seem most concerned about after his son's death?
Bianca

Isabella

Matilda

Hippolita
11 The helmet looks like the one
of Jerome

of Frederic

of Manfred

of Alfonso
12 Who points out the similarity of the helmet to the one on the statue?
Hippolita

Matilda

A servant

A peasant
13 What is the best way to describe Manfred?
Thoughtful

Strange

Prideful

Intelligent
14 What is Manfred's plan?
To kill his wife and marry Isabella

To divorce his wife and marry Isabella

To take a second wife, Isabella

To divorce his wife
15 Why does Manfred no longer like Hippolita?
She has not given him more sons

She is cruel and selfish

She is too religious

She is too old
16 What is imbued with a spiritual presence?
A looking-glass belonging to Manfred's father

The portrait of Manfred's grandfather

A map

An old book
17 Where does Isabella flee?
To an abandoned room

Under the castle

To the tower

To the library
18 What scares Isabella in the passageway?
A figure

Not knowing how to get out

Darkness

All of these
19 Who is the figure under the castle?
Manfred

Matilda

Conrad

Theodore
20 How does Isabella get out from under the castle?
A bridge

A rope

A boat

A trap-door
21 Theodore can best described as
eccentric

dumb

cruel

self-assured
22 Theodore claims that ________ helped him escape from the helmet.
Matilda

God

Fate

Providence
23 Manfred actually admires Theodore's
physical prowess

presence of mind

intellect

arrogance
24 Diego and Jaquez are
relatives

townspeople

servants

monks
25 What annoys Manfred about talking to Diego and Jaquez?
They are too pompous

They talk too slowly

They take forever to articulate what they saw

They talk too quietly

What textual evidence is there to show the virtue/vice element of gothic fiction?

As a Gothic text, The Castle of Otranto provides various tropes through which terror and disgust are expounded upon. The characterization of Manfred in particular is intriguing in that he is portrayed not only as the novel's antagonist, but also...

Asked by Sharon V #1293036

Answered by Aslan on 3/2/2023 10:05 PM