The Castle of Otranto Quizzes

The Castle of Otranto Quiz 1

1 What year was the novel written?
1760

1864

1764

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

Romanticism

Gothic

Neoclassical
3 In the first preface Walpole
says he burned the original manuscript

says he found the manuscript

includes a poem

says he wrote the manuscript himself
4 In the second preface Walpole
says he found the manuscript

includes a poem

admits he wrote the novel

disavows the manuscript altogether
5 Where is the novel set?
England

Italy

France

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

The middle ages

16th century

17th century`
7 Conrad is described as
dumb

sickly

strong

cruel
8 Why do the servants think Manfred set up Conrad's wedding to Isabella?
Isabella brings a lot of money

Conrad demands it

Conrad is old and needs to be married

The prophecy
9 How does Conrad die?
Strangled by a portrait

Crushed by a helmet

Stabbed by his father

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

Bianca

Hippolita

Isabella
11 The helmet looks like the one
of Jerome

of Alfonso

of Frederic

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

A servant

Matilda

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

Intelligent

Strange

Prideful
14 What is Manfred's plan?
To divorce his wife

To kill his wife and marry Isabella

To take a second wife, Isabella

To divorce his wife and marry Isabella
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?
The portrait of Manfred's grandfather

A map

A looking-glass belonging to Manfred's father

An old book
17 Where does Isabella flee?
To the library

To the tower

Under the castle

To an abandoned room
18 What scares Isabella in the passageway?
Not knowing how to get out

A figure

Darkness

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

Matilda

Manfred

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

A trap-door

A boat

A rope
21 Theodore can best described as
eccentric

self-assured

cruel

dumb
22 Theodore claims that ________ helped him escape from the helmet.
Providence

Fate

Matilda

God
23 Manfred actually admires Theodore's
physical prowess

presence of mind

intellect

arrogance
24 Diego and Jaquez are
townspeople

relatives

monks

servants
25 What annoys Manfred about talking to Diego and Jaquez?
They talk too quietly

They talk too slowly

They are too pompous

They take forever to articulate what they saw

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