Chapter 16 Quiz — Dracula

What do the men find when they first open Lucy's coffin at midnight?

• Lucy's body lying peacefully with bite marks on her throat
• The coffin is completely empty with no trace of the body
• A decayed corpse that is barely recognizable as Lucy
• Lucy's body with her eyes open, staring at the ceiling

What material does Van Helsing use to seal the crevices around the tomb door?

• A mixture of holy water and mortar from a consecrated church
• Garlic paste blended with silver shavings and salt
• Crumbled communion wafers worked into a putty-like substance
• Melted wax from blessed candles mixed with sacred herbs

How does Stoker describe the transformation of Lucy's character as a vampire?

• Her beauty has faded into gaunt ugliness and visible decay
• She looks identical to her living self but speaks in a deep voice
• Her sweetness has turned to adamantine cruelty, her purity to voluptuous wantonness
• She has become invisible and can only be detected by her shadow

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What words does vampire Lucy use to try to lure Arthur?

• "Arthur, forgive me for what I have become and hold me one last time"
• "Come to me, Arthur. Leave these others and come to me. My arms are hungry for you"
• "Arthur, join me in eternal life and we shall never be parted again"
• "Arthur, I am still your Lucy. Do not let them destroy me, my love"

To what mythological figure does Stoker compare Lucy's face when she is blocked by the crucifix?

• Circe, the enchantress who transformed men into animals
• Persephone, the queen of the underworld torn between worlds
• Medusa, the Gorgon whose gaze turned men to stone
• Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft and dark crossroads

Who does Van Helsing say should be the one to stake Lucy?

• Dr. Seward, as the physician most experienced with death
• Himself, as the only one with the knowledge and nerve to do it
• Quincey Morris, as the bravest and most physically capable of the group
• Arthur, as the one who loved her best and whose hand she would have chosen

In the sentence "Quincey Morris was phlegmatic in the way of a man who accepts all things," what does "phlegmatic" mean?

• Anxious and visibly nervous about the dangerous situation
• Calm, composed, and not easily disturbed or excited
• Physically ill and struggling to maintain consciousness
• Suspicious and distrustful of Van Helsing's intentions

To what figure is Arthur compared as he drives the stake into Lucy?

• A Roman gladiator fighting for justice in the arena
• The archangel Michael casting Satan into the abyss
• Thor, the Norse god of thunder, with his untrembling arm
• Hercules performing one of his twelve legendary labors

What happens to Lucy's appearance after she is staked?

• Her body crumbles to dust instantly, leaving only bones behind
• She remains in her vampire form, frozen in a final snarl of rage
• Her face returns to its living sweetness and purity, showing holy calm
• Her features become unrecognizable, aged as though centuries have passed

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What are "cerements" in the phrase "dressed in the cerements of the grave"?

• The flowers and wreaths placed on a coffin during burial
• The formal mourning clothes worn by grieving family members
• The burial wrappings or grave clothes in which a corpse is dressed
• The stone carvings and decorations adorning a tomb or crypt

What does Van Helsing do after Lucy is staked, decapitated, and sealed in her coffin?

• He burns the tomb to the ground and salts the earth around it
• He gives the key to the tomb to Arthur, then pledges them to hunt Dracula
• He collapses in exhaustion and must be carried home by the others
• He consecrates the entire churchyard with holy water from Amsterdam

What does Van Helsing say he will do in the two days after Lucy's destruction?

• Travel to Transylvania immediately to confront Dracula in his castle
• Travel to Amsterdam and return, then host a dinner to introduce two new allies
• Consult with the Church in Rome about the proper rituals for fighting vampires
• Search all of London's graveyards for other vampires Dracula has created

What term does Van Helsing use when explaining what Arthur would have become if Lucy had kissed him?

• Strigoi, the Romanian term for an undead creature risen from the grave
• Nosferatu, the Eastern European term for the Un-Dead or vampire
• Revenant, the French term for one who returns from death to haunt the living
• Draugr, the Norse term for an animated corpse that guards treasure