The Vampyre Quizzes

The Vampyre Quiz 1

1 What is the setting of the letter extract that opens The Vampyre?
Hungary

Greece

London

Geneva
2 How was the plot of The Vampyre first developed?
Through a poem of Percy Shelley's

Through a nightmare of Polidori's

Through a comment by Mary Godwin

Through a supernatural story contest
3 Who told the story on which The Vampyre is based?
Claire Clairemont

Percy Shelley

Mary Godwin

Lord Byron
4 What was Polidori's professional relationship with Byron?
Servant

Physician

Apprentice

Chef
5 What location does the writer of the first letter extract visit in Geneva?
Ancient ruins

The forest where vampires are said to live

Mr. Foster's restaurant

Lord Byron's residence
6 What does the writer of the first letter try to do in Geneva?
Get work at Byron's mansion

Gather information about Lord Byron

Contact Byron's former physician, Polidori

Propose to Mary Godwin
7 What does the writer of the first letter extract say about Lord Byron's reputation?
That he has affairs with his sisters

That he is a pious, religious man

That he is a generous giver of charity

That he is avoidant, disliked, and known for romantic scandals
8 What does Polidori's introduction suggest about vampire tales?
They are an invention of the church

They are a recent invention

They are common throughout Europe

They are totally false
9 According to the journal article cited in the introduction, what did Arnold Paul do following his burial?
He took several brides

He stuck a stake in the heart of a vampire

He killed four people

He seduced young, wealthy women
10 According to the author, what does the tale about Arnold Paul illustrate about vampires?
That they are condemned to prey on those they loved most in life

That they are usually aristocrats

That anyone can be the victim of a vampire

That they are usually middle-aged men
11 How does the author characterize Ruthven?
As handsome and very lively

As disgusting and fear-inducing

As pale, indifferent, and highly seductive

As talkative and amiable
12 How does the author characterize Aubrey?
As upwardly mobile, tragic, and stupid

As a born lover of solitude and silence

As wealthy, mediocre, and a loner

As wealthy, vain, handsome, and romantic
13 How does the author characterize Ianthe?
As beautiful, lonely, and fearful

As a lover of the arts

As studious and nerdy

As pure, innocent, and beautiful
14 How does the author characterize Miss Aubrey?
As lively and airy

As charming and seductive

As pensive and sedate

As beautiful and experienced
15 What reaction do London's noble classes have to Lord Ruthven?
They accuse him of being a fake

They hate him yet try to win his favor

They are in awe of him and seek to win his affection

They fear him and avoid him
16 What reaction does Aubrey initially have to Lord Ruthven?
He is terrified of him and avoids him

He sees him as a gambler and lover of vice

He is fascinated by him and idealizes him

He tries to stop him from seducing women
17 When Aubrey hears Ruthven will travel, what does he do?
He applies to work as Ruthven's physician

He tries to use the opportunity to ruin Ruthven's plans

He suggests that Miss Aubrey accompany Ruthven

He eagerly seeks to accompany Ruthven on his journeys
18 When Aubrey travels with Ruthven, what does he learn about his character?
That all he cares about is seducing women

That Ruthven is an artist and a poet

That he has noble intentions

That he leaves a trail of vice and destruction wherever he goes
19 What is odd about Ruthven's charity-giving?
That he is generous with others but refuses to share with Aubrey

That he only gives charity to the wicked

That he only gives charity to men and not to women

That he only gives charity in secret
20 What is the effect of Ruthven's charity-giving?
The recipients of his charity end up cursed

The recipients of his charity become vampires

The recipients of his charity go on to become wealthy

The recipients of his charity become devoted to Ruthven for life
21 How does the author characterize the people that Ruthven seems most keen on destroying?
As sexually experienced

As young and affluent

As old and ugly

As uneducated and dishonorable
22 Who are the only people Ruthven loses to in gambling?
Other vampires

The best gamblers

The pure and innocent

Cunning, wicked cheaters
23 What is the only activity that makes Ruthven's "dead" eye sparkle with "fire"?
Traveling with Aubrey

Seducing a beautiful woman

Murdering Ianthe

Beating the young, innocent, or luckless at gambling
24 What descriptions of Ruthven's physical appearance seem to associate him with a vampire from the outset of the story?
His paleness and his dead gaze

His dark style of dressing

His fang-like teeth

His nosebleeds
25 What do Aubrey's guardians warn him of in a letter?
That Ruthven is dreadfully vicious and has an evil character

That Miss Aubrey has fallen ill

That the daughter of the Italian countess has disappeared

That Ruthven is seducing Miss Aubrey

Who was more of the bad guy in The Vampire Diaries? Stephen, Damon, Klaus, Kai?

In my opinion, Damon is the main villain in the text.

Asked by jadaly g #1083844

Answered by jill d #170087 on 12/4/2020 7:20 PM

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Answered by Aslan on 4/8/2021 4:11 PM

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Where is a quote that represents a women being threatened?

From the text:

It had been discovered, that his contempt for the adultress had not originated in hatred of her character; but that he had required, to enhance his gratification, that his victim, the partner of his guilt, should be hurled from the...

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 10/14/2020 11:59 AM

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The Vampyre

by John Polidori

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